title: A long-term follow-up of surgically treated vesicoureteric reflux in girls.
abstract: Ninety-six girls with surgically treated vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) operated on between 1970 and 1975 were studied to determine their post mature growth (height and weight); the incidence of hypertension; the incidence, progression, and development of new renal scars; the incidence of urinary infection; and the outcome of any pregnancies. The average age at follow-up was 20 years 2 months (range, 16 years to 25 years). The final "post mature" height was significantly greater than that of a group of controls from all regions of Great Britain; the incidence of hypertension was 4.5% and the incidence of urinary infections was 37.6%. The majority of subsequent pregnancies were uneventful but urinary infections occurred in 36.4% and 3 of the 20 infants born had VUR.
authors.affiliation: Wessex Regional Centre for Paediatric Surgery, Southhampton General Hospital, England.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Atwell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000601:surgery*