title: Endoscopic treatment of vesico-ureteric reflux in children by subureteric Teflon injection: the Edinburgh experience.
abstract: This is an audit of 50 consecutive children who were treated in Edinburgh with subureteric Teflon injection (STING) for vesico-ureteric reflux between May 1988 and March 1992. There were 68 ureters treated with a total of 89 injections. Twenty-nine ureters (42.6%) were cured after a single injection and another 20 ureters were cured after a second injection (74.2%). These results revealed a decreasing failure rate with experience and compared favourably with other published works. STING is a well-tolerated, simple, effective alternative to medical and surgical treatment for vesico-ureteric reflux in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Mattar
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Orr
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: MacKinlay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020684:Cystoscopes; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012008:Recurrence; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene