Endoscopic treatment of obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in children
Obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in childhood population is a matter of debate between paediatric surgeons and paediatricians, as far as the therapeutic protocol that should be applied. Close observation, chemoprophylaxis, endoscopic and surgical approaches are the universally used techniques that...
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| author | Charikleia Demiri Vassilis Lambropoulos Vasileios Mouravas Chrysostomos Kepertis Dimitrios Godosis Maria Tsopozidi Ioannis Spyridakis |
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| description | Obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in childhood population is a matter of debate between paediatric surgeons and paediatricians, as far as the therapeutic protocol that should be applied. Close observation, chemoprophylaxis, endoscopic and surgical approaches are the universally used techniques that provide quality of life in the paediatric patients. Undoubtedly, "the less is more" even when we have to encounter obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in children. Herein, we present a short case series where the endoscopic management of obstructive uropathies proved to be therapeutic without any need of surgical intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-643efb37618d4ad98151a1c093112aa42022-12-21T20:00:07ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882020-08-013626010.11604/pamj.2020.36.260.2482824828Endoscopic treatment of obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in childrenCharikleia Demiri0Vassilis Lambropoulos1Vasileios Mouravas2Chrysostomos Kepertis3Dimitrios Godosis4Maria Tsopozidi5Ioannis Spyridakis6 Second Department of Paediatric Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece Second Department of Paediatric Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece Second Department of Paediatric Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece Second Department of Paediatric Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece Second Department of Paediatric Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece Second Department of Paediatric Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece Second Department of Paediatric Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece Obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in childhood population is a matter of debate between paediatric surgeons and paediatricians, as far as the therapeutic protocol that should be applied. Close observation, chemoprophylaxis, endoscopic and surgical approaches are the universally used techniques that provide quality of life in the paediatric patients. Undoubtedly, "the less is more" even when we have to encounter obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in children. Herein, we present a short case series where the endoscopic management of obstructive uropathies proved to be therapeutic without any need of surgical intervention. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/36/260/pdf/260.pdf ureterohydronephrosispaediatric surgeryendoscopic treatment |
| spellingShingle | Charikleia Demiri Vassilis Lambropoulos Vasileios Mouravas Chrysostomos Kepertis Dimitrios Godosis Maria Tsopozidi Ioannis Spyridakis Endoscopic treatment of obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in children The Pan African Medical Journal ureterohydronephrosis paediatric surgery endoscopic treatment |
| title | Endoscopic treatment of obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in children |
| title_full | Endoscopic treatment of obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in children |
| title_fullStr | Endoscopic treatment of obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endoscopic treatment of obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in children |
| title_short | Endoscopic treatment of obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in children |
| title_sort | endoscopic treatment of obstructive ureterohydronephrosis in children |
| topic | ureterohydronephrosis paediatric surgery endoscopic treatment |
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https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/36/260/pdf/260.pdf
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