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| Year : 2000 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 106-110 |
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Renal growth in children with vesicoureteral reflux
Anindya Chattopadhyay, Veereshwar Bhatnagar, Arun Kumar Gupta, Dilip Kumar Mitra
Department of Paediatric Surgery and Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Veereshwar Bhatnagar
Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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Antireflux surgery (ARS) was performed on 45 renal units during 1991-96. Pre-operative renal length measurements were available in 20 renal units and 23 renal units were evaluated for renal length postoperatively. Preand post-ARS renal length measurements were available in 15 renal units. Renal length measurements were made by real time B mode ultrasonography. The post-ARS renal growth was accelerated in 69.5% units, normal in 13% units and impaired in 17.3% units. Accelerated renal growth occurred mainly in the first year after ARS but continued up to 2 years. Pre-existing renal scars, hypertension, poor renal function and post-operative urinary tract infection did not affect post-ARS renal growth. Failure of ARS resulted in renal growth retardation. |
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