Uretero-Pelvic Junction Stenosis: Considerations on the Appropriate Timing of Correction Based on an Infant Population Treated with a Minimally-Invasive Technique
Open Access
- 4 February 2021
- Vol. 8 (2), 107
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020107
Abstract
There is no univocal consensus about timing of intervention and best surgical approach for infants with asymptomatic uretero-pelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients undergoing one-trocar-assisted pyeloplasty (OTAP) in a 13 year range period by creating two homogenous groups (indications for surgery were the same for all patients): patients operated on in the first 90 days of life (34 patients; Group 1) and patients operated on between 3 and 12 months of life (34 patients; Group 2). We observed no statistically significant differences between groups in regard to mean operative time, conversion rate to open surgery, mean hospital stay, early complications (urinary leakage) rate and mean antero-posterior diameter (APD) reduction rate. Moreover, no statistical improvement was seen between groups in regard to separate renal function (SRF) at 1-year-follow-up renogram. Thanks to the HSS calculated before and 1 year after surgery, we registered an important improvement in Group I patients (p = 0.023). In our study, there was no significant evidence, in terms of intraoperative data and early postoperative outcomes, between patients who underwent an early pyeloplasty and those who underwent a delayed correction. Nevertheless, we registered a significant improvement in those patients with an impaired SRF that underwent an early surgical correction, especially in terms of urinary flow. Even though this study cannot definitely establish the superiority of early timing of correction, it is evident that further research is needed to clarify this aspect.This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
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