Detrusorrhaphy: extravesical ureteral advancement to correct vesicoureteral reflux in children.

Publication/Presentation Date

10-1-1987

Abstract

We used a modified extravesical technique, coined detrusorrhaphy, to correct surgically vesicoureteral reflux. By detrusorrhaphy the submucosal ureteral tunnel is opened, the ureteral meatus is advanced and anchored onto the trigone, and the detrusor buttress of the ureter is closed (-rrhaphy). The operation is performed extravesically. The procedure was used in the last 5 years in 79 children, or 120 renal units. Reflux resolved in 93 per cent of the renal units. Postoperative morbidity related to bladder spasms and hematuria was minimal compared to conventional transvesical surgical procedures. Detrusorrhaphy is an effective method to correct vesicoureteral reflux and to minimize postoperative morbidity.

Volume

138

Issue

4 Pt 2

First Page

947

Last Page

949

ISSN

0022-5347

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

3656576

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article

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