title: [Treatment of ureterocele by endoscopic puncture].
abstract: Ureterocele is a congenital cystic dilatation of the intravesical segment of the ureter. As a consequence, the proximal ureter and renal pelvis become dilated and that results in renal-parenchymal pathological involvement. Management of this anomaly is still controversial. Among the therapeutical options there is a place for endoscopic punction. Our experience with 11 patients undergoing this treatment modality is reported. In all these cases endoscopic punction was the initial treatment. In 7 patients this technique was all that was needed. The technique of intravesical punction is described and its results are specified.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Urología Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Materno-Infantil, Barcelona.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piró Biosca
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: MartínOsorio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gosálbez Jordá
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011677:Punctures; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014518:Ureterocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D018666:Ureteroscopy; D014567:Urography
vernacular_title: Tratamiento del ureterocele mediante punción endoscópica.