[Pyeloureteral junction stenosis: our experience and review of the literature].
OBJECTIVE
To study patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction treated in our department and a retrospective study of this pathology, focus our attention in the diagnosis and treatment.


METHODS
62 patients from 7 weeks to 68 years old (mean 29 +/- 1.9). Half of the patients were men and the other half women. In 30 patients the UPJ obstruction was on the right side and 32 patients was on the left side.


RESULTS
The most frequent symptom was the flank pain (46.8%). To confirm the diagnosis, we had IVU in the 61.3% of the patients and ultrasound in the 38.7%. The treatment was the Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty in the 96.8% of the patients. In 33 patients we used a ureteral catheter. The overall success rate was 90.3%. The 29% of the patients presented postoperative complications.


CONCLUSIONS
Open pyeloplasty is the gold standard treatment of the UPJ obstruction in selected cases, mainly in children.
Sánchez Zalabardo
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Departamento de Urología, Universidad de Navarra.
López Ferrandis
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Arocena García-Tapia
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Sanz Pérez
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Diez-Caballero Alonso
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Rosell Costa
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Robles García
J E
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Zudaire Bergera
J J
JJ
Berián Polo
J M
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*