Endoscopic management is the preferred treatment modality for a Grade III vesicoureteric reflux with breakthrough infections in a young girl

Endoscopic injection treatment for VUR appears to have less success rate than open surgical treatment, even in Gr 3 VUR. Economics of use of deflux injection and its success rate do not suit Indian milieu. To achieve high success rate of Atlanta group in endoscopic injection treatmnent , requires a...

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Main Author: S S Joshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2008;volume=24;issue=4;spage=478;epage=479;aulast=Joshi
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description Endoscopic injection treatment for VUR appears to have less success rate than open surgical treatment, even in Gr 3 VUR. Economics of use of deflux injection and its success rate do not suit Indian milieu. To achieve high success rate of Atlanta group in endoscopic injection treatmnent , requires a longer learning curve and yet it has not achieved success rate of 96-98% achieved by open surgical techniques. Recent addition of modified extravesical reimplantation technique has reduced significantly the post operative pain and patient can be discharged within 2 days from the hospital.
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spelling doaj.art-0024496d4ac1409b9fb53ad3485f293c2022-12-21T23:35:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Urology0970-15911998-38242008-01-0124447847910.4103/0970-1591.44251Endoscopic management is the preferred treatment modality for a Grade III vesicoureteric reflux with breakthrough infections in a young girlS S JoshiEndoscopic injection treatment for VUR appears to have less success rate than open surgical treatment, even in Gr 3 VUR. Economics of use of deflux injection and its success rate do not suit Indian milieu. To achieve high success rate of Atlanta group in endoscopic injection treatmnent , requires a longer learning curve and yet it has not achieved success rate of 96-98% achieved by open surgical techniques. Recent addition of modified extravesical reimplantation technique has reduced significantly the post operative pain and patient can be discharged within 2 days from the hospital.http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2008;volume=24;issue=4;spage=478;epage=479;aulast=JoshiVURdeflux injectionopen surgical techniques
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Endoscopic management is the preferred treatment modality for a Grade III vesicoureteric reflux with breakthrough infections in a young girl
Indian Journal of Urology
VUR
deflux injection
open surgical techniques
title Endoscopic management is the preferred treatment modality for a Grade III vesicoureteric reflux with breakthrough infections in a young girl
title_full Endoscopic management is the preferred treatment modality for a Grade III vesicoureteric reflux with breakthrough infections in a young girl
title_fullStr Endoscopic management is the preferred treatment modality for a Grade III vesicoureteric reflux with breakthrough infections in a young girl
title_full_unstemmed Endoscopic management is the preferred treatment modality for a Grade III vesicoureteric reflux with breakthrough infections in a young girl
title_short Endoscopic management is the preferred treatment modality for a Grade III vesicoureteric reflux with breakthrough infections in a young girl
title_sort endoscopic management is the preferred treatment modality for a grade iii vesicoureteric reflux with breakthrough infections in a young girl
topic VUR
deflux injection
open surgical techniques
url http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2008;volume=24;issue=4;spage=478;epage=479;aulast=Joshi
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