Should a Refluxing Internal Diversion Be Considered a Temporizing Procedure? Extended Follow-up and Outcomes After Side-to-Side Ureterovesicostomy for Primary Obstructive Megaureter in Young Children.
Adree KhondkerMandy RickardJin Kyu KimJuliane RichterMargarita ChancyKay RiveraJoana Dos SantosMichael ChuaArmando J LorenzoPublished in: The Journal of urology (2024)
Refluxing UV is a safe alternative to cutaneous diversion in POM. Most patients had improvement in upper tract dilatation with an acceptable short-term complication rate and need for reoperation (in comparison to routine later reimplantation). Our experience suggests that monitoring alone after UV is feasible, and that selective subsequent reconstruction is a reasonable strategy.