Korean J Urol.  1989 Aug;30(4):536-540.

Vesicoureteral Reflux in Children with Neuropathic Bladder

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  • 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

During the lest 7 years 21 children with vesicoureteral reflux and neurogenic bladder dysfunction and 46 children with primary vesicoureteral reflux were followed. At the time of initial presentation, the mean age of the former group was 5.5 years and the letter group, 2.8 years. The grade of reflux and the nephropathy were more severe in the children with neuropathic bladder than in the children with primary vesicoureteral reflux But in the same reflux grade, there was no statistical difference in the nephropathy between the two groups. The children with vesicoureteral reflux and neuropathic bladder were managed with drug therapy, intermittent catheterization, urinary diversion and ureteral reimplantation. Radiological followup revealed that resolution or improvement of reflux occurred in 36 per cent of renal units managed by intermittent catheterization and 100 per cent in which the ureters were reimplanted. As in the non-neurogenic bladder successful management of reflux and prevention of upper tract deterioration can be achieved by conservative management as well as by ureteroneocystostomy.

Keyword

neuropathic bladder; vesicoureteral reflux

MeSH Terms

Catheterization
Catheters
Child*
Drug Therapy
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Replantation
Ureter
Urinary Bladder
Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic*
Urinary Catheterization
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux*
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