Splinting in pyeloplasty.
Over a ten-year period, 129 patients with idiopathic pelviureteric obstruction were randomly selected for splinted or unsplinted pyeloplasties. Of these groups, the patients with splinted pyeloplasties had a lower incidence of postoperative complications. The long-term results were similar in both groups.
D000328:Adult; D001437:Bacteriuria; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013165:Splints; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection