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Stenosi del giunto pielo-ureterale unilaterale congenita: identificazione di biomarcatori, valutazione clinico-strumentale del danno renale e correla…
2015
Stenosi del giunto pielo-ureterale, biomarcatori urinari, fibrosi, funzione renale, matrice extracellulare.
Ultrasonographic mound height as predictor of vesicoureteral reflux resolution after endoscopic treatment in children
2016
Purpose: Endoscopic dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer (Dx/HA) injection is a safe and efficacious treatment option for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children. Endoscopic appearance, hydrodistention and amount of injected Dx/HA have been demonstrated not to be reliable predictors of outcome. Aim of this study was to evaluate Dx/HA mounds on ultrasound scans (US) and find out any eventual correlation with reflux resolution. Methods: We selected patients treated with endoscopic injection for moderate to high VUR, renal scaring or repeated infections under antibiotic prophylaxis. Success was defined by absence of VUR at control 3. months after surgery; at 3. months we also measured mound h…