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Significance of an endoscopically injected nodule detected on ultrasound as a predictive factor for the resolution of vesicoureteral reflux

  • Authors:
    • Dong‑Gi Lee
    • Sin Woo Lee
    • Kwan Hyun Park
    • Dong Soo Ryu
    • Minki Baek

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  • Published online on: January 22, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2206
  • Pages: 1058-1062
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Abstract

Endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is feasible in pediatric patients. As endoscopic injection has a lower success rate than ureteral reimplantation, a postoperative voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) is usually performed. The present study evaluated whether the presence of a nodule on noninvasive ultrasound could predict the resolution of VUR and replace invasive VCUG. Patients who received an injection of endoscopic bulking agent for VUR from January 2005 to December 2010 were evaluated retrospectively. It was evaluated whether a nodule, an echogenic mass lesion distinguished from the bladder at the ureteral orifice, was present on the ultrasound one month postoperatively. The success of the injection in the group with nodules was compared with that of the group without nodules by VCUG 3 months postoperatively. A total of 149 patients (220 ureters) met the inclusion criteria. The mean age at surgery was 3.5 years (range, 0.6‑18 years). The overall success rate was 73.2%. A nodule was present in 152 cases (69.1%). The group with nodules had a higher success rate than the group without nodules (84.2%, 128/152 vs. 48.5%, 33/68, respectively; P<0.001). According to multivariate analysis, injection nodules were a predictive factor for the success of the endoscopic injection (odds ratio, 6.050; P<0.001). The failure rate increased with increasing injection volume. The sensitivity of sonographic injection nodules for predicting success was 79.5% and the specificity was 59.3%. To conclude, the presence of a postoperative nodule can predict the resolution of VUR.
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Lee DG, Lee SW, Park KH, Ryu DS and Baek M: Significance of an endoscopically injected nodule detected on ultrasound as a predictive factor for the resolution of vesicoureteral reflux. Exp Ther Med 9: 1058-1062, 2015.
APA
Lee, D., Lee, S.W., Park, K.H., Ryu, D.S., & Baek, M. (2015). Significance of an endoscopically injected nodule detected on ultrasound as a predictive factor for the resolution of vesicoureteral reflux. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 9, 1058-1062. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2206
MLA
Lee, D., Lee, S. W., Park, K. H., Ryu, D. S., Baek, M."Significance of an endoscopically injected nodule detected on ultrasound as a predictive factor for the resolution of vesicoureteral reflux". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9.3 (2015): 1058-1062.
Chicago
Lee, D., Lee, S. W., Park, K. H., Ryu, D. S., Baek, M."Significance of an endoscopically injected nodule detected on ultrasound as a predictive factor for the resolution of vesicoureteral reflux". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9, no. 3 (2015): 1058-1062. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2206