[Ureteral bladder augmentation. Report of 5 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To describe 5 cases of ureteral bladder augmentation.


METHODS
From may 1995 to september 1997, ureterocystoplasty was performed on 5 patients (3 males and 2 females), aged 2 to 18 years (mean 9.8). The mean follow-up was 16.6 months (range 4-28).


CONCLUSIONS
Augmentation ureterocystoplasty has the beneficial effects of enterocystoplasty without the complications that may arise from the use of bowel segments. It is a simple surgical technique whose outcome depends entirely on careful patient selection.
Alberto Yunes
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Servicio de Urgencia, Hospital Provincial del Centenario, Cátedra de Urología, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina.
Gragagnolo
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Damiani
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Sánchez Mazzaferri
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F
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter / Q000637:transplantation*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*
Ampliaciones vesicales con uréter. Communicación de cinco casos.