Surgical judgment in the management of vesicoureteral reflux.
The varying pathological anatomy of the vesicoureteral junction in cases of vesicoureteral reflux requires the use of intraoperative judgment in the proper management of individual cases. A rigidly standardized operative technique should not be followed. Modification of the Politano-Leadbetter procedure, using various forms of ureteral advancement, is beneficial in selected cases.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012092:Replantation; D014513:Ureter / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*