title: Is There Hope for Renal Growth on Imaging Studies Following Ureteral Reimplant for Boys With Fetal Hydronephrosis and Urinary Reflux?
abstract: Reflux nephropathy is thought to be the etiology for renal maldevelopment. We present two boys with fetal hydronephrosis and sterile vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). There was lack of renal growth of the refluxing renal units on surveillance renal ultrasound. Parents elected to undergo open ureteral reimplants. Post-surgical ultrasounds demonstrated improved renal growth.
authors.affiliation: Urology, Pediatric Urology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Ming-Hsien
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: Fetal hydronephrosis; Ureteral reimplant; Vesical ureteral reflux