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The Significance of Urine Leak after Pyeloplasty
Author(s) -
WALSH A.,
SVENSSON W. E.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1980.tb02956.x
Subject(s) - urine , leak , pyeloplasty , medicine , duration (music) , surgery , urology , urinary system , engineering , environmental engineering , hydronephrosis , art , literature
Summary— The records of 126 pyeloplasties were reviewed to discover the relationship, if any, between the duration of urine leak after surgery and the success or failure of the procedure. Half of the cases drained urine for 7 days or less. In 26 patients the urine leak lasted from 15 to 28 days: in 23 of the 26 the outcome was successful. It is concluded that a urine leak of up to 28 days' duration is not of itself an indication for further interference. A breakdown of cases into type of operation and status of the operator (consultant or trainee) revealed no significant differences.