Anterograde endopyelotomy
Surur, D.M.; Iglesias Prieto, J.é I.; Mancebo Gómez, J.é M.ía.; Massarra Halabi, J.; Pérez-Castro Ellendt, E.
Archivos Espanoles de Urologia 55(4): 431-438
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0614 PMID: 12094488 Document Number: 543755
To analyze the results obtained with antegrade endopyelotomy and compare them with those reported in the literature. 16 patients with ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction treated by antegrade endopyelotomy were evaluated. In our series the success rate was 81.3%. Avulsion of the UPJ was observed in one patient and required conversion into an Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty. Two cases of re-stenosis were diagnosed within the first three months. Long-term follow-up shows that antegrade endopyelotomy can be indicated as the treatment of choice for primary and secondary UPJ strictures.