Abstract | INTRODUCTION: MATERIALS AND METHODS: RESULTS: Between June 2009 and January 2010, nine procedures were performed in seven patients. Two patients experienced self-limiting post-surgical episodes of hematuria that did not need urologic manipulation. There were no episodes of retention, ureteral obstruction, or urinary infections. One patient required a reinjection 5 months later as a result of clinical failure. Apart from this one case, the other patients showed improvements with no infectious complications. CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic correction with VUR seems to be a reliable and safe option as a first treatment for the transplant patient. More cases are required in order to improve the learning curve and, therefore, the success rate. Closer monitoring is needed to evaluate the efficiency of the copolymer, the evolution of the reflux, and the possible long-term complications in this sort of patients.
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Authors | N P Romero, M I G Romo, A G Vegas, J B Izquierdo, J C Varela, A H Arteche, A S Moyano |
Journal | Transplantation proceedings
(Transplant Proc)
Vol. 42
Issue 8
Pg. 2892-5
(Oct 2010)
ISSN: 1873-2623 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 20970562
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc. |
Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Aged
- Biocompatible Materials
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Kidney Transplantation
- Male
- Recurrence
- Urinary Tract Infections
(therapy)
- Vesico-Ureteral Reflux
(therapy)
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