Rg. Woolfson et al., SCINTIGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF ABNORMAL URETERAL PERISTALSIS FOLLOWING UROLOGICAL SURGERY, British Journal of Urology, 73(2), 1994, pp. 142-146
Objective To investigate the effect of urological surgery on ureteric
peristaltic activity. Subjects and methods Ureteric peristalsis was as
sessed in a sample urological population (n = 29 patients) and the fin
dings compared with a control population (n = 14 patients). Results Th
e incidence of disordered peristalsis was significantly increased (P <
0.05) following urological surgery and, in particular, the incidence
of retrograde peristalsis was very significantly increased (P < 0.01)
following ureteric division and re-anastomosis. Conclusion The results
of this study are consistent with a central role for myogenic activit
y in the conduction of ureteric peristalsis in man.