Urinary infection and stone formation as complications of Gil-Vernet's antireflux procedure.
The authors describe two cases of urinary infection and stone formation as late complications of Gil-Vernet's antireflux treatment. The immediate cause of these complications was the migration to the mucosal surface of the nonabsorbable sutures employed in this technique.
Ballesteros
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Servicio de Urologia y Unidad Quirurgica de Transplante Renal, Hospital de la Esperanza, Barcelona, Spain.
Guzman
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Cortadellas
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013537:Sutures; D013997:Time Factors; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000209:etiology*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000601:surgery*