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- Title
High-pressure balloon dilatation in children: our results in 30 patients with POM and the implications of the cystoscopic evaluation.
- Authors
Destro, Francesca; Selvaggio, Giorgio; Marinoni, Federica; Pansini, Andrea; Riccipetitoni, Giovanna
- Abstract
Primary Obstructive Megaureter (POM) is a common cause of hydronephrosis in children with spontaneous resolution in most cases. High-Pressure Balloon Dilatation (HPBD) has been proposed as a minimally invasive procedure for POM correction in selected patients. The aim of the paper is to review our experience with HPBD in patients with POM. We performed a retrospective study in a single Centre collecting data on patients' demographics, diagnostic modalities, surgical details, results and follow-up. In particular, the endoscopic aspect of the orifice permitted the identification of 3 patterns: adynamic ureteral segment, stenotic ureteric ring and pseudoureterocelic orifice. We performed HPBD in 30 patients over 6 years. We had 23 patients with adynamic distal ureteral segment (type 1), 4 with stenotic ring (type 2) and 3 with ureterocelic orifice (type 3). In 3 patients (10%) the guidewire did not easily pass into the ureter requiring ureteral stenting or papillotomy. Post-operative course was uneventful. Five patients (3 pseudoureterocelic) required open surgery during follow-up. HPBD for the treatment of POM is a safe and feasible procedure and it can be a definitive treatment of POM. Complications are mainly due to double J stent and none of our patients had symptoms related to vescico-ureteral reflux. The aspect of the orifice, identified during cystoscopy, seems to correlate with the efficacy of the dilatation: type 1 and 2 are associated with good and excellent results respectively; type 3 do not permit dilatation in almost all cases requiring papillotomy. HPBD can be performed in selected patients of all paediatric ages as first therapeutic line. The presence of a pseudoureterocelic orifice or long stenosis might interfere with the ureteral stenting and seems associated with worse outcomes.
- Subjects
MEDICAL balloons; CYSTOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC surgery; DEMOGRAPHIC surveys; ACQUISITION of data
- Publication
Medical & Surgical Pediatrics / Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 2020, Vol 42, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0391-5387
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4081/pmc.2020.214