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Surgical versus Endoscopic Treatment of Non‐malignant Uretero‐ileal Anastomotic Strictures
Author(s) -
VANDENBROUCKE F.,
POPPEL H.,
VANDEURSEN H.,
OYEN R.,
BAERT L.
Publication year - 1993
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.1993.tb15982.x
Subject(s) - anastomosis , medicine , surgery , ileostomy , endoscopic treatment , general surgery , endoscopy
Summary— The classical treatment of uretero‐ileal anastomotic strictures after Bricker ureteroileostomy is open surgical revision. Recent progress in endourology has provided a number of alternatives. The success rate of these endoscopic techniques is less than the success rate of the open surgical revision.