title: [Surgery of vesico-ureteral reflux: results on infections].
abstract: Thirty five patients operated between january 1978 and december 1982 at the Clinique Urologique de l'Hôpital Cochin has suffered of recurrent urinary tract infection (UIT); 30 of them had had acute pyelonephritis. After surgery 30 patients have no longer any reflux (homo- or controlateral). Seven of them keep lower UTI, one has had 1 attack of acute pyelonephritis. Nine records had to been rejected. These results are in accordance with the medical literature: the surgical treatment of reflux prevents nearly all acute pyelonephritis and about two third of lower UTI.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Chirurgie du reflux vésico-urétéral: résultat sur le plan infectieux.