Vesicoureteral reflux of a solitary kidney treated with endoscopic injection therapy comprising tandem injections administered with the assistance of a ureteral guidewire in a young girl
We present the case of a 12-year-old girl with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) of a solitary kidney treated using a modified hydrodistention implantation technique. A needle was set parallel to the ureteral guidewire inserted through the ureteral orifice before performing injections to correct VUR. Multi-site tandem injections were administered along the wire, which confirmed the direction and length of the ureteral tunnel. The mounds were aligned without ureteral kinking. A reduced volume of dextranomer-hyaluronic acid copolymer (Deflux®) was required to construct an effective anti-reflux tunnel. A voiding cystourethrogram confirmed VUR resolution. This technique avoided complications associated with a solitary kidney.
Authors
- Tetsuji Maruyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7270-1170)
- Hidenori Nishio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1327-6631)
- Kentaro Mizuno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9624-2009)
- Takuya Sakata
- Daisuke Matsumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3429-6554)
- Yutaro Hayashi
Institutions
- Nagoya City University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urology Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2024.102921
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11