Rs. Figenshau et Rv. Clayman, ENDOUROLOGICAL OPTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION IN THE PEDIATRIC-PATIENT, Urologic clinics of North America, 25(2), 1998, pp. 199
Endourologic intervention is becoming a more widely accepted modality
in the management of pediatric UPJ obstruction. The authors present fi
ve factors that are important in selecting patients that will lead to
a successful treatment and outline techniques for antegrade and retrog
rade endopyelotomy and balloon dilation. This article also reviews the
recent literature on endourologic interventions in the management of
pediatric UPJ obstruction. The authors conclude that pediatric endopye
lotomy has an 86% success rate and should be offered as treatment for
select pediatric patients with UPJ obstruction.