title: Retrograde ureteroplasty using balloon dilatation in children with pelviureteric obstruction.
abstract: Congenital and acquired pelviureteric junction obstruction (PUJ) were treated with balloon dilatation, using a Fogarty/Gruntzig catheter introduced through the cystoscope in 11 children (12 renal units). Stents were not used, and the hospitalization period was only 1 day for uncomplicated cases. Follow-up (maximum period, 4 1/2 years) has shown better drainage and function for all. In one child, who had solitary left kidney, acute obstruction developed; the patient underwent temporary percutaneous nephrostomy. Macroscopic hematuria was noted in one case, resulting in a 3-day hospital stay. Technical problems, advantages, and disadvantages are discussed. Retrograde ureteroplasty using balloon dilatation is a simple and effective procedure for children in whom the obstructed PUJ is in lower part of the pelvis.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Surgical Center, Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Doraiswamy
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*