Benign ureteral stenoses. Dilatation with an angioplasty balloon
Cornud, F.; Billebaud, T.; Delmas, V.; Grenet, J.C.; Sibert, A.; Benacerraf, R.; Moulonguet, A.
Presse Medicale 15(26): 1237-1239
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0755-4982 PMID: 2944093 Document Number: 281153
An angioplasty balloon was used to dilate 23 benign ureteral stenoses in 21 patients. The anterograde approach through percutaneous puncture of the kidney was used in 19 cases. Following dilatation, an 8 F to 24 F catheter was left in the ureter. Dilatation was successful in 13 out of 23 cases (56%) followed up for 1 month to 2 years. It failed in 8 cases, and 2 patients are undergoing ureteral remodelling. Thus, dilatation of benign ureteral stenoses after percutaneous renal puncture was effective in about 60% of the cases. The follow-up period is still too short for us to determine the indications of this technique according to the cause and duration of the stenosis.