[The ureterocele in childhood. Type of treatment and results].

Abstract

Ureterocele is an infrequent urinary malformation in pediatric age, but it is frequently clinically severe. Ureterocele in a duplex pyelo-ureteral system often presents very difficult treatment problems not uniformly dealt with. Authors report their experience with 79 ureteroceles observed in 72 children. 27 children were less than one year old. In the authors experience simple ureterocele with a single collecting system doesn't give any surgical problem. On the contrary ectopic ureterocele, almost always associated with a pyeloureteral duplication, frequently gives some problems of surgical treatment. Treatment is always individualized but in our experience the best results have been achieved with unroofing of the ureterocele and upper heminephroureterectomy in one stage, eventually associated with lower ureteral reimplantation. This treatment can be used successfully in the majority of ectopic ureteroceles in pediatric age.

• Authors: L Musi, F Cappellari, F Valli, B Colombo, G Belloli
• Journal: La Pediatria medica e chirurgica : Medical and surgical pediatrics (Pediatr Med Chir) 1985 Sep-Oct Vol. 7 Issue 5 Pg. 619-27 ISSN: 0391-5387 [Print] Italy
• Vernacular Title: L'ureterocele in età pediatrica. Tipo di trattamento e risultati.
• PMID: 3837227 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Female
• Humans
• Infant
• Male
• Radiography
• Reoperation
• Replantation
• Ureter (surgery)
• Ureterocele (diagnostic imaging, pathology, surgery)