Interventional therapy for congenital urinary obstruction in children / 介入放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the interventional therapy in children's congenital urinary obstruction and its efficacy. Methods Thirty-three children with congenital obstruction of ureteropelvic junction were treated through percutaneous dilation and/or stent placement, and 42 cases with posterior urethral valves were treated through trans-urethra dilation. Results Thirty-three cases with upper urinary obstruction were improved with symptoms disappeared and stable efficacy on long-term follow-up of 1-7 years. Another 2 cases with the upper urethral obstruction had not been relieved of symptoms and resorted to surgical operation. For patients with posterior urethral valves, the lower urethral obstruction was totally got rid of after interventional therapy with stable efficacy on long-term follow-up of 1-10 years. Conclusions Interventional therapy is safe, micro-invasive and efficient in treating congenital urinary obstruction with stable efficacy on long-term follow-up.