Clinical and paraclinical feature and results of the congenital megaureter surgery
- Author:
Phuong Vu Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
congenital malformation
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
surgery
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2001;1():28-32
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A prospective study was carried out to investigate clinical and paraclinical findings of the congenital megaureter in children and the results of its surgery from April 1992 to July 2000, 39 patients with 49 ureters has been operated. Two most common clinical findings include urinary tract infection and urinary tract obstruction. Ultrasound could detect a megaureter in all patients. Urography showed a typical finding (radicÌle) in 6.1%. A renal function was impaired in 77.6%. Treatment included ureteral reimplantation in 89.8% and nephrectomy in 10.2%. 86.2% patients had a good results on the follow-up.
