Long-term results of gill Vernet procedure for vesica-ureteric reflux

The authors reviewed nine children with 15 refluxing urters who had Gil Vernet procedure at Salmaniya Medical Complex between 1984 and 1987. The follow-up period ranged between 7.5 to 11 years with a mean of 9.3 years. All the ureters stopped refluxing. Three patients presented with dysuria and lower abdominal pain. These three patients had urinary bladder claculi over protruding non-absorbable sutures. Gil Vernet procedure stops vesico-ureteric reflux, but the non-absorbable sutures have the risk of urinary bladder claculus formation. It is recommended to replace the non-absorbable sutures by long lasting inverted buried absorbable sutures