Renal growth after antireflux surgery in infants.
Thirteen children (eleven boys and two girls) with fifteen refluxing ureters have been operated upon during infancy and been followed between five and seven years postoperatively. Kidney growth has been studied by determining renal parenchymal area by planimetry. 14/15 were free from reflux at follow-up. Postoperative vesicoureteric obstruction was found in one infant. In the cases where the kidney had a pronounced parenchymal reduction at presentation poor kidney growth was demonstrated. However, the nine kidneys which had a smaller parenchymal reduction at presentation normal showed growth postoperatively.
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000601:surgery*