title: Endoscopic Treatment of Vesicoureteral Reflux in Children with Dextranomer/Hyaluronic Acid-A Single Surgeon's 6-Year Experience.
abstract: Endoscopic treatment for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) has become an established alternative to long-term antibiotic prophylaxis and ureteral reimplantation. We present the outcome of endoscopic treatment with dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer (Deflux) for VUR in children by a single surgeon at our institute from October 2003 to October 2009. We reviewed the cases of 150 patients (total 239 ureters), 56 girls (37%) and 94 boys (63%), with a mean age of 2.2 years and a median followup of 2.5 years (range 3-68 months). Among the 239 ureters treated, 67.4% (161/239) were cured with a single injection, and a second and third injection raised the cure rate to 86.6% (207/239) and 88.3% (211/239), respectively. None had postoperative ureteral obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160, Sec 3, Chung-Kang Road, Taichung 40705, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hou-Chuan
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chou-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Chia-Man
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chou
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