Is Vesicostomy Still a Contemporary Method of Managing Posterior Urethral Valves?

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-519350
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.51935

Hofmann, Aybike

; Haider, Maximilian ; Cox, Alexander ; Vauth, Franziska ; Rösch, Wolfgang H.

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Abstract

In boys with posterior urethral valves (PUVs) the main treatment aim is to preserve long-term bladder and renal function. To determine the effectiveness of secondary vesicostomy in boys with PUVs, the medical records of 21 patients with PUV (2010-2019), divided into two groups (group I: valve ablation; group II: secondary vesicostomy), were reviewed regarding the course of serum creatinine, renal ...