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Laparoscopic Versus Open Transvesical Ureteric Reimplantation For Correction Of Vesico-Ureteral Reflux In Children, A Comparative Study, Ahmed El-Shenawy, Soliman Soliman, Abdelminiem Shamseldin, Mabrouk Akl
Laparoscopic Versus Open Transvesical Ureteric Reimplantation For Correction Of Vesico-Ureteral Reflux In Children, A Comparative Study, Ahmed El-Shenawy, Soliman Soliman, Abdelminiem Shamseldin, Mabrouk Akl
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Background: the retrograde flow of urine from the bladder into the upper urinary tract is known as vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Aim and objectives; The aim of this work was to compare laparoscopic and open transvesical ureteral reimplantation for the VUR correction in children as regards the average surgery time in minutes (from the beginning of the skin incision to the finish of the wound closing), hospital stay in hours, complications, successful rate, recurrence rate, and follow-up by ultrasound every 1 month, Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) every 3 month and DMSA scan after 6 m9onth. Subjects and methods: This is a prospective …