title: [Ureteral bladder augmentation. Report of 5 cases].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urgencia, Hospital Provincial del Centenario, Cátedra de Urología, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alberto Yunes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gragagnolo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Damiani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez Mazzaferri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter / Q000637:transplantation*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Ampliaciones vesicales con uréter. Communicación de cinco casos.