MANAGEMENT OF URETEROSIGMOIDAL ANASTOMOTIC STRICTURE BY BALLOON DILATATION

SAFAK M., SAGLAM R., BALTACI S., ADSAN O., SANLIDILEK U., BEDUK Y.

UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS, vol.47, no.2, pp.103-104, 1991 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 1991
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000282199
  • Journal Name: UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.103-104
  • Keywords: BALLOON DILATATION, URETEROSIGMOIDOSTOMY, URETERAL OBSTRUCTION
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Ureterosigmoidal anastomotic structure is seen in nearly half of the patients who had ureterosigmoidostomy. Many of these patients are in need of reoperation. Balloon dilatation via percutaneous nephrostomy is an alternative method which avoids reoperation.