Title
Endoscopic Treatment for Vesicoureteral Reflux in Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant: Experience of One Center
Date Issued
01 March 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Velarde L.
Cruzalegui C.
Berrios C.
Sifuentes E.
Gálvez J.
Soto H.
Castañeda E.
Bazán G.
Nakachi A.
Chambi M.
Medina C.
Torres A.
Publisher(s)
Elsevier USA
Abstract
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) after renal transplantation in adult patients has been reported. In renal transplant recipients, symptomatic urinary tract infection can cause high morbidity despite improved immunosuppressive and antibiotic treatment. In our country there have been few reported cases about use of copolymer of dextranomer and hyaluronic acid (DX-HA) injection in a renal transplant. We present 3 cases of recurrent or complicated infections with evidence of high-grade VUR, which were treated with DX-HA. Only 1 case had a partial remission; however, there were no episodes of urinary tract infection in 12 months of follow-up. Suburethral injection is an endoscopic treatment modality with low morbidity in our country.
Start page
513
End page
515
Volume
50
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Urología, Nefrología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85044171830
PubMed ID
Source
Transplantation Proceedings
ISSN of the container
00411345
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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