title: [Percutaneous endopyelotomies. Preliminary results (a series of 16 patients)].
abstract: Percutaneous endopyelotomy was performed in 16 patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction. The procedure was always completed with no intra-operative complication. After a mean follow-up of 18 months (6-30 mos), we report 12 good results (75%), 2 patients with no clinical symptoms but remaining partial radiological obstruction, and 2 failures (12.5%) which required early open surgery. Much care must be given to the ureteral stenting: one of our failures was due to extra-pelvic migration of the stent. Endopyelotomy may be considered as an efficient procedure, but long-term evaluation is still required.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Urologique et d'Andrologie, C.H.U. de Rangueil, Toulouse.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Roques
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soulie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Plante
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Larroque
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: De Jong
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pontonnier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014567:Urography
vernacular_title: Endopyélotomies percutanées. Résultats préliminaires (à propos d'une série de 16 malades).