'Sting' procedure in the treatment of secondary reflux in children

Eur Urol. 1990;17(4):307-9. doi: 10.1159/000464067.

Abstract

The authors present their experience (24 children) with the endoscopic subureteral injection of Teflon paste in the correction of secondary vesicoureteral reflux: reimplantation failure; ureterocele; obstructive bladder; exstrophy; postchemocystitis, and Hutch's diverticulum. Of these 24 cases (31 refluxing ureters), 18 were treated with success. Each cause justifies a comment on the particularities of its endoscopic treatment. The 'sting' can be particularly attractive to cure secondary reflux, avoiding the difficulties and complications of open surgical reimplantation.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Endoscopy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene / therapeutic use*
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Ureter / surgery
  • Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / etiology
  • Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / therapy*

Substances

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene