title: Endoscopic correction of vesicoureteral reflux.
abstract: Endoscopic subureteral injection of tissue-augmenting substances--a 15-minute outpatient procedure--has become an established alternative to long-term antibiotic prophylaxis and surgical intervention in the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux in children. This report reviews the results of endoscopic treatment of reflux using various tissue-augmenting substances presently available. In terms of effectiveness and long term successful results, PTFE is the most reliable injectable product for the endoscopic treatment of all grades of VUR.
authors.affiliation: Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland. ppuri@crumlin.ucd.ie  
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puri
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D018666:Ureteroscopy; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene