title: Taking the STING Out of Ureteral Obstruction.
abstract: Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is diagnosed in ∼1% of children. The main goal of treatment is preservation of renal function by preventing recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) refractory to antibiotic therapy. Surgical treatment options include endoscopic injection or ureteral reimplantation. Subureteral Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene) injection (STING) is an endoscopic treatment option no longer in common practice. Use of Teflon is no longer advised because of a number of documented complications secondary to local and distant migration of injected material. We present a case of delayed ureteral obstruction secondary to the STING procedure occurring 21 years after initial surgery and managed using a novel endoscopic method.
authors: Department of Surgery, Western Health, Footscray, Australia.; Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: Jack
authors: J
authors: Crozier
authors: Department of Surgery, Western Health , Footscray, Australia .
authors: Ivan
authors: I
authors: Aw
authors: Department of Surgery, Western Health , Footscray, Australia .
authors: Philip Huang Min
authors: PH
authors: Tan
authors: Department of Surgery, Western Health , Footscray, Australia .
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Clarke
keywords: STING; Teflon; flank pain; ureteral obstruction; vesicoureteral reflux