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. 2023 Aug 29;39(1):254.
doi: 10.1007/s00383-023-05538-3.

Successful rescue pneumovesicoscopic surgery for post-Deflux® vesicoureteral junction obstruction

Li-Yu Yang  1 , Chia-Man Chou  2   3   4 , Sheng-Yang Huang  5   6   7 , Hou-Chuan Chen  2
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Successful rescue pneumovesicoscopic surgery for post-Deflux® vesicoureteral junction obstruction

Li-Yu Yang et al. Pediatr Surg Int. .

Abstract

Background: Vesicoureteral junction (VUJ) obstruction after Deflux® subureteral injection for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is rare and minimally invasive management has not been reported. This work investigated the patients who underwent Deflux® injection for VUR and identified those with subsequent VUJ obstruction.

Methods: Medical records of matched patients from October 2003 to March 2022 were reviewed, and parameters were retrospectively studied. All patients underwent Deflux® injection. The injection was performed under general anesthesia using the same manner. For patients complicated with VUJ obstruction, the symptoms, signs, management, images, renal ultrasounds, Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scintigraphy, histology of VUJ region, and outcomes were documented and reported. VUJ stenosis was diagnosed by performing renal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.

Results: Totally 407 patients (554 ureterorenal units) received Dx/HA injections for VUR. VUJ obstruction was found in three patients (four ureterorenal units). Originally, three were grade V VUR, and one was grade IV. The repeated injection was not a risk factor for VUJ obstruction. The overall incidence of VUJ obstruction post-Dx/HA injection was 0.7% by ureter. The incidences were 0%, 0.75%, and 2.25% for grade I-III, IV, and V VUR, respectively. After the initial conversion case of pneumovesicoscopic ureteral reimplantation, the procedure was performed smoothly and successfully in the two following cases.

Conclusions: Pneumovesicoscopic ureteral reimplantation offers an alternative for VUJ obstruction following Dx/HA injection for VUR. Fibrosis and foreign-body reaction may influence the feasibility. High-grade VUR and young age of injection were related to VUJ obstruction.

Keywords: Dextranomer/hyaluronic acid; Pneumovesicoscopy; Ureteral reimplantation; Vesicoureteral junction obstruction; Vesicoureteral reflux.

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