Immunity status in early postoperative complications in children with anomalies of kidneys and upper urinary tract
Panikratov, K.D.; Polozov, V.V.; Strel'nikov, A.I.; Sotnikova, N.I.
Urologiia 1: 36-40
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 1728-2985 PMID: 11233230 Document Number: 529055
31 children aged 1 to 9 years with malformations of the kidneys and upper urinary tracts were preoperatively examined for immune status. After plastic operation 14 children developed early postoperative infectious-inflammatory complications. It is suggested that early postoperative complications in some children with renal and upper urinary tract maldevelopments may arise because of weak compensatory abilities and immunodeficiency resultant from the operative stress. These created favourable conditions for activation of latent infection. Immunological assessment of the patient prior to surgery predicts early postoperative complications and thus enables proper preventive measures.