title: Endoscopic correction of primary vesicoureteric reflux in children.
abstract: Sixty-nine children with 113 refluxing ureters were followed prospectively after treatment with endoscopic injection of subureteric polytetrafluoroethylene (sting). The 50 female and 19 male patients had a total of 105 procedures. Thirty-eight patients have had their vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) resolved, and 16 now have asymptomatic grade I or II reflux, giving a combined patient VUR improvement rate of 80 percent.
authors.affiliation: Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dewan
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Guiney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene