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Safali S, Berk T, Makelov B, Acar MA, Gueorguiev B, Pape HC. The Possibilities of Personalized 3D Printed Implants-A Case Series Study. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2023; 59:medicina59020249. [PMID: 36837451 PMCID: PMC9959288 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59020249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Background and Objectives: Following the most recent software and 3D printing developments, the use of personalized 3D printed orthopedic implants for treatment of complicated surgical cases has gained more popularity. Today, orthopedic problems that cannot be solved with standard implants may be effectively addressed using personalized prostheses. The aim of this study is to present the designing, modeling and production stages of four different personalized 3D printed prostheses and their application in clinical cases of patients who underwent treatment in various anatomical locations with a precisely specified indication for implantation. Materials and Methods: Based on computed tomography scanning, personalized 3D printed prostheses were designed, produced and used in four patients within a period of three to five days after injury or admission. Results: Early term follow-ups demonstrated good to excellent results. Conclusions: Personalized 3D printed prostheses offer an opportunity for a treatment of choice and provide good anatomical and functional results, shortened surgical time, less complications, and high satisfaction in patients with appropriate indications. The method should be considered primarily for patients with large bone defects, or such indicated for resection. Personalized 3D printed prostheses have the potential to become more common and beneficial in the future.
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- Selim Safali
- Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Medical Faculty, Selçuk University, Konya 42250, Turkey
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- AO Research Institute Davos, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
- Department of Trauma, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment ‘Prof. Stoyan Kirkovitch’, Trakia University, 6003 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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- Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Medical Faculty, Selçuk University, Konya 42250, Turkey
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- AO Research Institute Davos, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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Moore K, Bolduc S. Treatment of vesicoureteral reflux in adults by endoscopic injection. Urology 2011; 77:1284-7. [PMID: 21497380 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.12.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2010] [Revised: 12/19/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To prospectively evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic injection in the adult population with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). The search for VUR is a part of the standard workup of children with febrile urinary tract infections. However, VUR can present later in life and should be investigated in the case of recurrent pyelonephritis. METHODS From 2005 to 2009, 27 postpubertal patients (3 males and 24 females) were treated endoscopically with injection of polydimethylsiloxane (Macroplastique) in 13 or dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer (Deflux) in 14 patients; 41 renal units were injected. The median age was 23 years (range 12-65). The VUR was evaluated as grade I in 5 ureters, grade II in 28, grade III in 7, and grade IV in 1. The indications for surgery were recurrent pyelonephritis in all patients, except for 1. Of the 27 patients, 5 (12%) had undergone previous ureteral surgery. The patients were followed up with renal ultrasonography and voiding cystourethrography. RESULTS VUR was corrected in 38 (93%) of 41 ureteral units. Of the 3 failures, 1 patient had a large Hutch diverticulum and another had previously undergone ureterocele incision. All the patients with treatment failure had been injected with dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer. Thus, the success rate was 100% with polydimethylsiloxane and 87% with dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer. De novo hydronephrosis appeared in 1 renal unit. The obstruction was confirmed by a mercaptoacetyltriglycine-Lasix technetium-99m scan and treated with temporary diversion using a double-J stent. CONCLUSIONS Endoscopic injection is an effective treatment of VUR after puberty. In cases of recurrent pyelonephritis, imaging should be mandatory to detect scars and VUR because the endoscopic treatment is simple and noninvasive and has a good success rate, comparable to that reported for children.
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- Katherine Moore
- Division of Urology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.
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Critical evaluation of previously accepted dogma regarding the evaluation and treatment of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) has raised significant questions regarding all aspects of VUR management. Whereas the standard of care previously consisted of antibiotic prophylaxis for any child with VUR, it is now unclear which children, if any, truly benefit from antibiotic prophylaxis. Operative intervention for VUR constitutes overtreatment in many children, yet there are limited data available to indicate which children benefit from VUR correction through decreased rates of adverse long-term clinical sequelae. Studies with longer follow-up demonstrate decreased efficacy of endoscopic therapy that was previously hoped to approach the success of ureteroneocystostomy. Prospective studies might identify risk factors for pyelonephritis and renal scarring without antibiotic prophylaxis. Careful retrospective reviews of adults with a history of reflux might allow childhood risk factors for adverse sequelae to be characterized. Through analysis of multiple characteristics, better clinical management of VUR on an individualized basis will become the new standard of care.
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Zaffanello M, Brugnara M, Cecchetto M, Fedrizzi M, Fanos V. Renal involvement in children with vesicoureteral reflux: Are prenatal detection and surgical approaches preventive? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 42:330-6. [DOI: 10.1080/00365590802092006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Marco Zaffanello
- Mother–Child and Biology—GeneticsUniversity of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Mother–Child and Biology—GeneticsUniversity of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Mother–Child and Biology—GeneticsUniversity of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Treatment of vesicoureteral reflux after puberty. Adv Urol 2008:590185. [PMID: 19266103 PMCID: PMC2649441 DOI: 10.1155/2008/590185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2008] [Accepted: 11/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Vesicoureteral reflux is uncommonly diagnosed and treated after puberty. The natural history of uncorrected VUR after puberty is not documented. Postpubertal patients with recurrent pyelonephritis and VUR should be considered for treatment. Ureteral reimplantation, endoscopic injections, and laparoscopic or robotic ureteral reimplantation may be utilized. Endoscopic injection is an appealing option for these patients. The role of laparoscopic or robotic ureteral reimplantation in these patients is evolving.
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Gargollo PC, Diamond DA. Therapy Insight: what nephrologists need to know about primary vesicoureteral reflux. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 3:551-63. [PMID: 17895932 DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2007] [Accepted: 04/20/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the abnormal, retrograde flow of urine from the bladder to the upper urinary tract. This disease affects about 1% of otherwise normal children, 30-50% of those who present with urinary tract infections, and approximately 10% with prenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis. Over the past 50 years, tremendous progress has been made in the diagnosis, treatment and management of VUR. The realization that VUR is probably a component of generalized dysfunction of the lower urinary tract (i.e. dysfunctional elimination syndrome) has further enhanced understanding of the disease. This Review covers basic pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, clinical presentation, and current controversies surrounding VUR.
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- Patricio C Gargollo
- Harvard Medical School, and Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Knudson MJ, Austin JC, McMillan ZM, Hawtrey CE, Cooper CS. Predictive Factors of Early Spontaneous Resolution in Children With Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux. J Urol 2007; 178:1684-8. [PMID: 17707023 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.03.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Questions regarding the efficacy and safety of long-term prophylactic antibiotics and the option of minimally invasive therapy have increased clinical emphasis on predicting early resolution in patients with vesicoureteral reflux. We reviewed multiple potential prognostic factors in addition to grade to enhance predictive ability regarding early vesicoureteral reflux resolution. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records and cystograms from 324 children (257 girls and 67 boys) with primary vesicoureteral reflux were reviewed. Multiple factors were analyzed with respect to outcome and multivariable dependent tables were constructed to enhance the prediction of vesicoureteral reflux resolution. RESULTS Mean +/- SD age at diagnosis was 2.3 +/- 2.1 years and followup was 1.7 +/- 2.8 years. Reflux grade was significantly associated with resolution (p <0.001). Multivariate analysis stratifying by grade demonstrated that a bladder volume at reflux onset on the initial cystogram of greater than 50% of predicted bladder capacity (p <0.001), age younger than 2 years at diagnosis (p = 0.003) and history of prenatal hydronephrosis (p <0.001) were significant factors predicting resolution within 2 years. Multivariable tables using age, bladder volume at reflux onset and grade demonstrated that children younger than 2 years at diagnosis and volume at onset greater than 50% of predicted bladder capacity had a higher early resolution rate for grades 2 (p = 0.012) and 3 (p <0.001) reflux. CONCLUSIONS Initial reflux grade, bladder volume at reflux onset, age at diagnosis and history of prenatal hydronephrosis were shown to be independent factors affecting the resolution rates of vesicoureteral reflux. The multivariable tables permit improved individualized prediction of resolution in patients with grades 2 and 3 reflux.
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- Matthew J Knudson
- Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1089, USA
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McMillan ZM, Austin JC, Knudson MJ, Hawtrey CE, Cooper CS. Bladder Volume at Onset of Reflux on Initial Cystogram Predicts Spontaneous Resolution. J Urol 2006; 176:1838-41. [PMID: 16945667 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(06)00619-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Reflux grade is the factor most commonly used to predict spontaneous reflux resolution. We evaluated other potential predictive factors aside from reflux grade relative to spontaneous resolution. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the records of 20 males and 98 females who were diagnosed with primary vesicoureteral reflux between ages 0 and 7 years between 1990 and 2000. Age, sex, height, weight, reflux grade, bladder volume at onset of reflux and laterality were recorded for the first, second and most recent voiding cystourethrogram or nuclear cystogram before spontaneous resolution or operative intervention. RESULTS Of 118 patients 75 (64%) had spontaneous resolution, 27 (23%) underwent corrective surgery and 16 (13%) are still being followed. Average age at diagnosis was 2.3 years (range 1 day to 7.7 years) and average followup was 4.3 years (range 0.2 to 14). Average time to spontaneous resolution was 2.2 years (range 0.5 to 10.3) vs a time to operative treatment of 3.6 years (range 0.2 to 11.2). There was a significantly higher spontaneous resolution rate for lower reflux grades (p = 0.0004). Reflux occurring at greater than 75% of predicted bladder capacity had a significantly higher resolution rate (p = 0.0005). The initial height and weight percentile was not significant for predicting spontaneous resolution. Breakthrough urinary tract infections were negative predictors of spontaneous resolution (p <0.0001). CONCLUSIONS In addition to grade, bladder volume relative to predicted bladder capacity at the onset of reflux appears to provide additional prognostic information regarding the likelihood of spontaneous resolution of primary vesicoureteral reflux.
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- Zeb M McMillan
- Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Urology, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Jodal U, Smellie JM, Lax H, Hoyer PF. Ten-year results of randomized treatment of children with severe vesicoureteral reflux. Final report of the International Reflux Study in Children. Pediatr Nephrol 2006; 21:785-92. [PMID: 16565873 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-006-0063-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2004] [Revised: 12/12/2005] [Accepted: 12/14/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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For the comparison of long-term outcome of the management of medical or surgical treatment of children with severe vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), children aged <11 years with non-obstructive grade III/IV reflux, previous urinary tract infection (UTI) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >or=70 ml/min per 1.73 m2 body surface area were recruited, and 306 were randomly allocated to receive antimicrobial prophylaxis or ureteral reimplantation. Primary endpoints were new renal scars and renal growth. Follow up, originally planned for 5 years, was extended to 10 years for 252 children, 223 of whom had follow-up imaging. Up to 5 years, 40 new urographic scars (medical 19, surgical 21) were seen. Between 5 years and 10 years, only two further scars were observed. Renal growth and UTI recurrence rate were similar, except that medically treated patients had more febrile infections. There was no difference in somatic growth, radionuclide imaging or renal function. A GFR <70 ml/min per 1.73 m2 was found in only one patient. Three patients developed hypertension requiring treatment. We conclude that, with close supervision and prompt treatment of recurrences, children entering the study with GFR >or=70 ml/min per 1.73 m2 progressed remarkably well under either medical or surgical management, emphasizing the importance of continued supervision and the entry level of renal function.
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- Ulf Jodal
- The Pediatric Uro-Nephrologic Centre, The Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Göteborg University, 416 85 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Thompson M, Simon SD, Sharma V, Alon US. Timing of follow-up voiding cystourethrogram in children with primary vesicoureteral reflux: development and application of a clinical algorithm. Pediatrics 2005; 115:426-34. [PMID: 15687452 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Of children diagnosed with urinary tract infection, 30% to 40% have primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). For the majority of these children, treatment involves long-term prophylactic antibiotics (ABX) and a periodic voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) until resolution of VUR as detected by VCUG. Radiation exposure and considerable discomfort have been associated with VCUG. To date, no clear guidelines exist regarding the timing of follow-up VCUGs. The objective of this study was to develop a clinically applicable algorithm for the optimal timing of repeat VCUGs and validate this algorithm in a retrospective cohort of children with VUR. METHODS Based on previously published data regarding the probability of resolution of VUR over time, a decision-tree model (DTM) was developed. The DTM compared the differential impact of 3 timing schedules of VCUGs (yearly, every 2 years, and every 3 years) on the average numbers of VCUGs performed, years of ABX exposure, and overall costs. Based on the DTM, an algorithm optimizing the timing of VCUG was developed. The algorithm then was validated in a retrospective cohort of patients at an urban pediatric referral center. Data were extracted from the medical records regarding number of VCUGs, time of ABX prophylaxis, and complications associated with either. VUR in patients in the cohort was grouped into mild VUR (grades I and II and unilateral grade III for those < or =2 years old), and moderate/severe VUR (other grade III and grade IV). Kaplan-Meier survival curves were created from the cohort data. From the survival curves, the median times to resolution of VUR were determined for the cohort, and these times were compared with the median times to VUR resolution of the data used for the DTM. The numbers of VCUGs performed, time of ABX exposure, and costs in the cohort were compared with those that would have occurred if the algorithm had been applied to both mild and moderate/severe VUR groups. RESULTS Using an algorithm that results in a recommendation of VCUGs every 2 years in mild VUR would reduce the average number of VCUGs by 42% and costs by 33%, with an increase in ABX exposure of 16%, compared with a schedule of yearly VCUGs. For moderate/severe VUR, a VCUG performed every 3 years would reduce the average number of VCUGs by 63% and costs by 51%, with an increase in ABX exposure of 10%. Applying this algorithm to the retrospective cohort consisting of 76 patients (between 1 month and 10 years old) with primary VUR would have reduced overall VCUGs by 19% and costs by 6%, with an increase in ABX exposure of 26%. The patterns of VUR resolution, age distribution, and prevalence of severity of VUR were comparable between previously published results and the retrospective cohort. CONCLUSIONS Delaying the schedule of VCUG from yearly to every 2 years in children with mild VUR and every 3 years in children with moderate/severe VUR yields substantial reductions in the average numbers of VCUGs and costs, with a modest subsequent increase in ABX exposure.
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- Matthew Thompson
- Section of Nephrology, Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missour 64108, USA
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Increased recognition of the association between urinary tract infections and reflux, sibling screening, and the evaluation of antenatal hydronephrosis have resulted in an increase in the diagnosis of reflux early in life. Although many children would sustain no untoward affects of their condition if reflux were left untreated, the disease can be severe and even life threatening. Although antireflux operations have been refined and improved, it remains difficult to determine which individuals truly benefit from these operations. A large prospective randomized placebo-antibiotic-operation study with long-term follow-up is needed, as is the development of nomograms, to assess the individual child's risk of adverse outcomes.
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- Christopher S Cooper
- Division of Pediatric Urology, University of Iowa and the Children's Hospital of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, 3 RCP, Iowa City, IA 52242-1089, USA.
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Roger M, Wilkinson AG. Cystoscopic and DMSA findings in relation to types of reflux demonstrated on percutaneous direct radionuclide cystography in children. Pediatr Radiol 2004; 34:222-6. [PMID: 14722693 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-003-1070-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2003] [Revised: 08/20/2003] [Accepted: 09/06/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The new technique of percutaneous direct radionuclide cystography (PDRC) allows the accurate demonstration of vesicorenal reflux under physiological conditions during resting and micturition phases. Five types of reflux have been described, the clinical relevance of which is uncertain. OBJECTIVE To determine whether a relationship exists between the type of reflux identified on PDRC and the appearance of the ureteric orifice at cystoscopy or the prevalence of renal abnormalities. MATERIALS AND METHODS The reports of 281 PDRC examinations were reviewed and 76 children with reflux formed the population of this study. Studies of these children were reviewed to classify the reflux as types 1-5, and patient records were searched for cystoscopy and DMSA scan reports. RESULTS Regardless of the type of reflux, the ureteric orifices were found to be open at cystoscopy in 60-66% of refluxing units. DMSA scan abnormalities were present in 68% of units with reflux at rest, 61% of units with reflux on micturition and 86% of units with reflux on both resting and micturition phases. In comparison with contralateral units that did not reflux, the presence of reflux had a significant association with openness of the ureteric orifice ( p<0.00001) and DMSA abnormality ( p<0.005). CONCLUSIONS Reflux of any type is strongly associated with an open ureteric orifice. Units that reflux during both resting and micturition phases had a higher incidence of DMSA abnormality than those refluxing during one phase only, but this was not statistically significant.
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- Mark Roger
- Department of Radiology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Sciennes Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1LF, UK
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Mackenzie S. Controversies in the radiological investigation of paediatric urinary tract infection. IMAGING 2001. [DOI: 10.1259/img.13.4.130285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Herndon CD, Ferrer FA, McKenna PH. Survey results on medical and surgical followup of patients with vesicoureteral reflux from American Association of Pediatrics, Section on Urology members. J Urol 2001; 165:559-63. [PMID: 11176435 DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200102000-00069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Little data are available on the appropriate followup protocols for patients treated medically or surgically for vesicoureteral reflux. We surveyed urologists who primarily practice pediatric urology to determine current practice patterns for following patients treated for vesicoureteral reflux. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 1-page survey was mailed to the 225 members of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Urology. The mailing roster and labels were provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The survey included questions on the followup of patients with low and high grade reflux treated medically or surgically. Returned surveys were blindly tabulated by 2 independent reviewers (F. A. F. and P. H. M.). RESULTS Of the 225 surveys 155 were returned and analyzed for an overall response rate of approximately 61%. Urine culture is routinely performed by 64% and 71% of respondents to follow children with uncorrected low grade reflux and those with high grade reflux undergoing medical treatment, respectively, generally at 3 to 6-month intervals. To follow patients with reflux voiding cystourethrography or radionuclide scan is performed yearly by 99% of study participants, while 77% perform ultrasound. Renal scan and excretory urography are done infrequently. The timing of the surgical correction of unresolved asymptomatic reflux and/or when to discontinue antibiotics in these cases varied significantly among survey respondents. After antireflux surgery 92% and 91% of respondents perform voiding cystourethrography and ultrasound, respectively. Recommended followup after ureteroneocystotomy varied greatly among survey participants. CONCLUSIONS The overwhelming majority of practitioners agree on the timing and type of radiographic studies to be used to follow children treated for reflux and the majority routinely perform urine culture. Opinion on the continuation of antibiotics and timing of surgical intervention for asymptomatic unresolved reflux is divided. Wide variation exists on the recommended followup after reimplantation.
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- C D Herndon
- Department of Pediatric Urology, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford and Division of Urology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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Olbing H, Hirche H, Koskimies O, Lax H, Seppänen U, Smellie JM, Tamminen-Möbius T, Wikstad I. Renal growth in children with severe vesicoureteral reflux: 10-year prospective study of medical and surgical treatment: the International Reflux Study in Children (European branch). Radiology 2000; 216:731-7. [PMID: 10966703 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.216.3.r00au35731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine whether medical or surgical treatment better promotes renal growth in children with severe vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) and to examine factors influencing renal growth. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three hundred two children younger than 11 years with urinary tract infection and grade III or IV VUR were randomly assigned to surgical (n = 149) or medical (n = 153) treatment and were followed up at serial intravenous urography for up to 5 years; 223, for up to 10 years (surgical, n = 110; medical, n = 113). Renal size was measured planimetrically on serial intravenous urograms and was related to the virtual height of L1 through L3 by expressing it as an SD score. RESULTS There was no significant difference in mean renal growth between patients treated surgically or those treated medically after 5- or 10-year follow-up. Bilateral renal size of 80 surgical and 75 medical patients remained within 1 SD score. In patients entering the study at 2 years of age or younger and in those with grade IV VUR, bilateral VUR, or renal scars, there was a trend toward improved renal growth in those treated medically, but this finding was not statistically significant. When renal scarring or thin parenchyma was unilateral, the affected kidney grew less well, irrespective of treatment. Bilateral renal scarring was usually asymmetrical, with a corresponding effect on renal growth. CONCLUSION There was no significant difference in renal growth during 10 years between surgical and medical treatment in patients with severe reflux.
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- H Olbing
- Writing Committee, Coordination Center of the European Branch, University Children's Hospital, Essen, Germany
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Schoen EJ, Colby CJ, Ray GT. Newborn circumcision decreases incidence and costs of urinary tract infections during the first year of life. Pediatrics 2000; 105:789-93. [PMID: 10742321 DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.4.789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of newborn circumcision on the incidence and medical costs of urinary tract infection (UTI) during the first year of life for patients in a large health maintenance organization. SETTING Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program of Northern California (KPNC). PATIENTS The population consisted of members of KPNC. The study group consisted of a cohort of 28 812 infants delivered during 1996 at KPNC hospitals; of the 14 893 male infants in the group, 9668 (64.9%) were circumcised. A second cohort of 20 587 infants born in 1997 and monitored for 12 months was analyzed to determine incidence rates. DESIGN Retrospective study of all infants consecutively delivered at 12 facilities. OUTCOME MEASURES Diagnosis of UTI was determined from the KPNC computerized database using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision code for inpatients and KPNC Outpatient Summary Clinical Record codes for outpatients. A sample of 52 patient charts was reviewed to confirm the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision and KPNC Outpatient Summary Clinical Record codes and provide additional data. RESULTS Infants <1 year old who were born in 1996 had 446 UTIs (292 in females; 154 in males); 132 (86%) of the UTIs in males occurred in uncircumcised boys. The mean total cost of managing UTI was 2 times as high in males ($1111) as in females ($542). This higher total cost reflected the higher rate of hospital admission in uncircumcised males with UTIs (27.3%) compared with females (7.5%); mean age at hospitalization for UTI was 2.5 months old for uncircumcised boys and 6.5 months old for girls. In 1996, total cost of managing UTI in uncircumcised males ($155 628) was 10 times higher than for circumcised males ($15 466) despite the fact that uncircumcised males made up only 35.1% of the male patient base in 1996, reflecting the more frequent occurrence of UTI in uncircumcised males (132 episodes) than in circumcised males (22 episodes), and the larger number of hospital admissions in uncircumcised males (38) than in circumcised males (4). The incidence of UTI in the first year of life was 1:47 (2.15%) in uncircumcised males, 1:455 (.22%) in circumcised males, and 1:49 (2. 05%) in females. The odds ratio of UTI in uncircumcised:circumcised males was 9.1:1. CONCLUSIONS Newborn circumcision results in a 9. 1-fold decrease in incidence of UTI during the first year of life as well as markedly lower UTI-related medical costs and rate of hospital admissions. Newborn circumcision during the first year of life is, thus, a valuable preventive health measure, particularly in the first 3 months of life, when uncircumcised males are most likely to be hospitalized with severe UTI.
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- Departments of Genetics and Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program of Northern California, Oakland, CA 94611, USA.
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Jakobsson B, Jacobson SH, Hjalmås K. Vesico-ureteric reflux and other risk factors for renal damage: identification of high- and low-risk children. ACTA PAEDIATRICA (OSLO, NORWAY : 1992). SUPPLEMENT 1999; 88:31-9. [PMID: 10588269 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1999.tb01316.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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This article reviews the literature with respect to various risk factors for permanent renal damage in children with urinary tract infection. Vesico-ureteric reflux is an important risk factor, but renal damage can occur in the absence of reflux. Renal damage does not always occur in the presence of gross reflux. Renal scars always develop at the same site as a previous infection in the kidney. Recurrent pyelonephritis and delay in therapy increase the likelihood of renal damage, although it is not known how long a delay is dangerous to the human kidney. Recent studies using 99mtechnetium-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy have not confirmed the findings of previous studies showing that children below 1 y of age are more vulnerable to renal damage. It is more likely that all children run the risk of renal scarring in cases of acute pyelonephritis. The role of bladder pressure is still not entirely understood. Therefore more studies are needed in order to determine the relationship between high voiding pressures in some, otherwise healthy, children with urinary tract infection and renal scarring. The importance of bacterial virulence in the development of renal scarring is unclear. DMSA scintigraphy and voiding cystourethrography are the most reliable tools for identifying children at risk of renal scarring. As a single method DMSA scintigraphy appears to be better than voiding cystourethrography.
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- B Jakobsson
- Department of Paediatrics, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden
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Jodal U, Hansson S, Hjälmås K. Medical or surgical management for children with vesico-ureteric reflux? ACTA PAEDIATRICA (OSLO, NORWAY : 1992). SUPPLEMENT 1999; 88:53-61. [PMID: 10588272 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1999.tb01319.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A critical survey of the literature on treatment of children with vesico-ureteric reflux was carried out in order to create a basis for the new Swedish management policy. There are few studies that meet modern standards of scientific methodology and provide adequate patient numbers. The only large investigations that randomized patients to operative or non-operative treatment were the Birmingham Reflux Study and the International Reflux Study in Children. In these studies, long-term outcome of renal status and renal function, as well as the number of recurrent infections, were independent of treatment modality. Although pyelonephritic recurrences were less common in the surgically managed group, this did not influence appearance of renal damage. There is no evidence to indicate clear superiority of either medical or surgical management. Further studies are needed to address such questions as the optimal duration of antibacterial prophylaxis and the effect of a dilating reflux that persists into adulthood.
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- U Jodal
- Departments of Paediatrics, Göteborg University, The Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Sweden
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Palmer LS, Maizels M, Cartwright PC, Fernbach SK, Conway JJ. Surgery versus observation for managing obstructive grade 3 to 4 unilateral hydronephrosis: a report from the Society for Fetal Urology. J Urol 1998; 159:222-8. [PMID: 9400485 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)64072-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE The Society for Fetal Urology has undertaken the first multicenter prospective randomized study of high grade obstructive unilateral hydronephrosis to evaluate the natural history of untreated obstruction and compare it to the benefits of pyeloplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS Since 1991, infants with isolated unilateral Society for Fetal Urology grade 3 hydronephrosis and ipsilateral obstruction with greater than 40% differential renal function on well tempered renography were studied. Patients were randomly assigned to observation or pyeloplasty groups. Renal ultrasound and well tempered renography were performed biannually for 1 year and yearly thereafter. Crossover criteria for surgery included concurrent worsening of isotope washout and increasing grade of hydronephrosis or a greater than 10% point loss in percent differential renal function that was noted between studies. The end point of the study was the 3-year anniversary of randomization. RESULTS A total of 32 infants from 10 centers were randomized equally to 2 groups. The starting grade of hydronephrosis and percent differential renal function were similar between the 2 groups. At 6 months and 1 year the grade of hydronephrosis was significantly reduced (p < 0.02) and well tempered renography was significantly more likely to demonstrate no obstruction (p < 0.03) in the surgical group compared with the observation group. The mean percent differential renal function remained stable and similar in both groups. Reduced hydronephrosis and resolution of obstruction in the surgery group persisted as a trend at the 2 and 3-year anniversaries. In the observation group 4 patients (25%) showed enough renal deterioration to qualify for crossover to surgery. CONCLUSIONS Infant pyeloplasty significantly improved the grade of hydronephrosis and drainage pattern at 6 months and 1 year postoperatively, when compared with observation. Renal function stabilization was similar for either management approach. However, 25% of the patients satisfied objective criteria of status deterioration requiring pyeloplasty.
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- L S Palmer
- Division of Urology, Children's Memorial Hospital/Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Vesicoureteric reflux and ureteric disorders. Clin Nucl Med 1998. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-3356-0_31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Postoperative medium-term follow-up of patients with bilateral, massive primary vesicorenal reflux and reduced renal function at presentation. Pediatr Surg Int 1996; 11:334-8. [PMID: 24057709 DOI: 10.1007/bf00497806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/17/1995] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We report the results of a medium-term follow-up study of 52 patients with bilateral, massive primary vesicorenal reflux (PVRR) with renal damage at presentation. Ten infants between 2 and 5 months of age, with a total of 19 renal units, had a temporary vesicostomy followed by ureteral reimplantation after 12-15 months; 42 patients with 81 renal units had primary ureteral reimplantation. The postoperative observation period covered 9.5 years on average (20 months - 21.5 years). The study showed that: (1) urinary specific gravity remained reduced in about 61% of patients; (2) proteinuria improved significantly, in a direct proportion to the favorable evolution of renal function; (3) the frequency of acute pyelonephritis decreased significantly from 98% to 23%. Postoperatively, 27 patients (51%) had one or more episodes of urinary tract infection (UTI) and 12 (23.0%) still had episodes of acute pyelonephritis. (4) At follow-up 7 patients (13.5%) had stable hypertension, while 3 others had unstable hypertension (19.2%); 8 had chronic renal insufficiency or end-stage renal disease. When only adolescents more than 12 years old were considered, the incidence of hypertension increased to 34.4% (10.29). (5) Some renal scarring developed despite successful antireflux surgery, and parenchymal growth, which was severely impaired prior to surgery, restarted although it remained below - 2 standard deviations from the mean. (6) In the overall series glomerular filtration rates (GFR) significantly improved after successful surgery. However, this improvement was much more evident in patients operated upon within the 1st year of life and in those who had had a temporary vesicostomy. In the subgroup of patients operated upon after 6 years of age, successful surgery had no effect on the further decline of renal function when this was already severely compromised. We conclude that early antireflux surgery or, in selected cases, temporary vesicostomy followed by ureteral reimplantation was effective in significantly improving GFR and sharply decreasing febrile UTIs in patients with massive bilateral PVRR and renal damage at presentation.
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- D Batisky
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38103, USA
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- G R Lerner
- Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Smellie JM, Poulton A, Prescod NP. Retrospective study of children with renal scarring associated with reflux and urinary infection. BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED.) 1994; 308:1193-6. [PMID: 8180534 PMCID: PMC2540053 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.308.6938.1193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To review the histories of children with bilateral renal scarring and severe vesicoureteric reflux to determine whether an improvement in early management might reduce the risk of scarring. DESIGN Retrospective study of medical records and discussion with parents. SETTING Outpatient departments of two teaching hospitals. PATIENTS 52 children aged 1-12 years participating in a randomised comparison of medical and surgical management. All had a history of symptomatic urinary tract infection. Two thirds presented with fever and two with hypertension or renal failure. In only one out of 32 children examined by antenatal ultrasonography was an abnormality suspected. RESULTS There was delay in diagnosis or appropriate imaging or effective treatment of urinary infection in 50 of the 52 children. In 41 there was delay in diagnosis; there was delay in treating a confirmed infection in 45; no antibacterial prophylaxis was prescribed before imaging in 28; and investigation of the urinary tract was delayed in 33. The severity of scarring was significantly related to delay in diagnosis (chi 2 for trend 7.43, P = 0.01). Four children of mothers known to have reflux nephropathy were not investigated until they developed urinary tract infection. CONCLUSIONS Efforts to reduce the incidence and severity of renal scarring should be directed towards rapid diagnosis and effective early management of urinary tract infection in infancy and childhood. Siblings and offspring of known patients with severe reflux nephropathy should be investigated for reflux.
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- J M Smellie
- Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Hospital for Sick Children, London
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