Open AccessUreteropelvic junction obstruction presenting after antireflux surgery
Author(s) -
Farshid Alizadeh,
Mohammad Hossein Izadpanahi,
Mohammad Hatef Khorrami,
Kia Nouri-Mahdavi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced biomedical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-9175
DOI - 10.4103/2277-9175.98121
Subject(s) - medicine , ureteropelvic junction , vesicoureteral reflux , presentation (obstetrics) , case presentation , reflux , surgery , urinary system , hydronephrosis , disease
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) and vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) are two of the most common urologic problems in children that sometimes coexist simultaneously in a patient. However, presentation of UPJO after VUR treatment is rare. We will present two cases and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of the condition