Renal growth following reimplantation of the ureters for reflux.
Renal growth after reimplantation of a refluxing ureter was measured in 17 patients (26 renal units). Measurements of renal length were made from intravenous pyelograms 1, 3 and 5 years post-operatively. Our findings showed that after successful antireflux surgery the rate of renal growth was greater than normal in the first post-operative year but between 1 and 5 years post-operatively was normal.
D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D012092:Replantation; D013997:Time Factors; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000601:surgery*