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Ureterovesical Obstruction

MedGen UID:
476120
•Concept ID:
C3274487
•
Finding

Definition

Blockage of the opening between the ureter and the bladder resulting in the reduction or prevention of the urine flow from the ureter to the bladder. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUreterovesical Obstruction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Incidence of ureterovesical obstruction and Cohen antireflux surgery after Deflux® treatment for vesicoureteric reflux.
Okawada M, Murakami H, Tanaka N, Ogasawara Y, Lane GJ, Okazaki T, Yanai T, Urao M, Yamataka A
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Feb;53(2):310-312. Epub 2017 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.11.027. PMID: 29217322
A study on fetal urinary tract anomaly: antenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis and postnatal follow-up.
Kim EK, Song TB
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 1996 Dec;22(6):569-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1996.tb01072.x. PMID: 9037946
Alternatives in the management of posterior urethral valves.
Gonzales ET Jr
Urol Clin North Am 1990 May;17(2):335-42. PMID: 2186539

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Incidence of ureterovesical obstruction and Cohen antireflux surgery after Deflux® treatment for vesicoureteric reflux.
Okawada M, Murakami H, Tanaka N, Ogasawara Y, Lane GJ, Okazaki T, Yanai T, Urao M, Yamataka A
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Feb;53(2):310-312. Epub 2017 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.11.027. PMID: 29217322
Antibiotic prophylaxis in pediatric urology: an update.
Greenfield SP
Curr Urol Rep 2011 Apr;12(2):126-31. doi: 10.1007/s11934-010-0164-y. PMID: 21229337
Comprehensive surgical treatment of prune belly syndrome: 17 years' experience with 32 patients.
Dénes FT, Arap MA, Giron AM, Silva FA, Arap S
Urology 2004 Oct;64(4):789-93; discussion 793-4. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.05.053. PMID: 15491721
Ureteral reimplantation in infants.
Greenfield SP, Griswold JJ, Wan J
J Urol 1993 Nov;150(5 Pt 1):1460-2. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35809-3. PMID: 8411425
Ureteral bladder augmentation.
Churchill BM, Aliabadi H, Landau EH, McLorie GA, Steckler RE, McKenna PH, Khoury AE
J Urol 1993 Aug;150(2 Pt 2):716-20. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35596-9. PMID: 8326632

Diagnosis

Incidence of ureterovesical obstruction and Cohen antireflux surgery after Deflux® treatment for vesicoureteric reflux.
Okawada M, Murakami H, Tanaka N, Ogasawara Y, Lane GJ, Okazaki T, Yanai T, Urao M, Yamataka A
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Feb;53(2):310-312. Epub 2017 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.11.027. PMID: 29217322
Antibiotic prophylaxis in pediatric urology: an update.
Greenfield SP
Curr Urol Rep 2011 Apr;12(2):126-31. doi: 10.1007/s11934-010-0164-y. PMID: 21229337
Primary localized amyloidosis of the bladder: experience with dimethyl sulfoxide therapy.
Malek RS, Wahner-Roedler DL, Gertz MA, Kyle RA
J Urol 2002 Sep;168(3):1018-20. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64564-8. PMID: 12187212
A study on fetal urinary tract anomaly: antenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis and postnatal follow-up.
Kim EK, Song TB
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 1996 Dec;22(6):569-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1996.tb01072.x. PMID: 9037946
Ureterovesical obstruction and megaloureter: diagnosis by real-time US.
Wood BP, Ben-Ami T, Teele RL, Rabinowitz R
Radiology 1985 Jul;156(1):79-81. doi: 10.1148/radiology.156.1.3890019. PMID: 3890019

Therapy

Incidence of ureterovesical obstruction and Cohen antireflux surgery after Deflux® treatment for vesicoureteric reflux.
Okawada M, Murakami H, Tanaka N, Ogasawara Y, Lane GJ, Okazaki T, Yanai T, Urao M, Yamataka A
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Feb;53(2):310-312. Epub 2017 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.11.027. PMID: 29217322
Antibiotic prophylaxis in pediatric urology: an update.
Greenfield SP
Curr Urol Rep 2011 Apr;12(2):126-31. doi: 10.1007/s11934-010-0164-y. PMID: 21229337
Primary localized amyloidosis of the bladder: experience with dimethyl sulfoxide therapy.
Malek RS, Wahner-Roedler DL, Gertz MA, Kyle RA
J Urol 2002 Sep;168(3):1018-20. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64564-8. PMID: 12187212
Complications of ureterovesical anastomosis in kidney transplant patients: the Minnesota experience.
Hakim NS, Benedetti E, Pirenne J, Gillingham KJ, Payne WD, Dunn DL, Sutherland DE, Gruessner R, Gores PF, Matas AJ
Clin Transplant 1994 Dec;8(6):504-7. PMID: 7865911

Prognosis

Incidence of ureterovesical obstruction and Cohen antireflux surgery after Deflux® treatment for vesicoureteric reflux.
Okawada M, Murakami H, Tanaka N, Ogasawara Y, Lane GJ, Okazaki T, Yanai T, Urao M, Yamataka A
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Feb;53(2):310-312. Epub 2017 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.11.027. PMID: 29217322
Bacterial characteristics and clinical significance of ureteral double-J stents in children.
García-Aparicio L, Blázquez-Gómez E, Martin O, Krauel L, de Haro I, Rodó J
Actas Urol Esp 2015 Jan-Feb;39(1):53-6. Epub 2014 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.acuro.2014.04.008. PMID: 24954842
Comprehensive surgical treatment of prune belly syndrome: 17 years' experience with 32 patients.
Dénes FT, Arap MA, Giron AM, Silva FA, Arap S
Urology 2004 Oct;64(4):789-93; discussion 793-4. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.05.053. PMID: 15491721
Hydronephrosis in renal ectopia: incidence, etiology and significance.
Gleason PE, Kelalis PP, Husmann DA, Kramer SA
J Urol 1994 Jun;151(6):1660-1. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35338-7. PMID: 8189592
Ureteral reimplantation in infants.
Greenfield SP, Griswold JJ, Wan J
J Urol 1993 Nov;150(5 Pt 1):1460-2. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35809-3. PMID: 8411425

Clinical prediction guides

Is there an association between histopathological changes in the lower ureter and renal functions? Evaluation of patients who underwent ureteroneocystostomy for ureterovesical obstruction or vesicoureteral reflux.
Azili MN, Güney D, Kaçar A, Tiryaki HT
Turk J Med Sci 2015;45(1):225-8. PMID: 25790557
Kidney transplantation in elderly patients.
Markić D, Valencić M, Oguić R, Racki S, Fuckar Z
Coll Antropol 2011 Sep;35 Suppl 2:175-8. PMID: 22220429
Ureteral reimplantation in infants.
Greenfield SP, Griswold JJ, Wan J
J Urol 1993 Nov;150(5 Pt 1):1460-2. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35809-3. PMID: 8411425

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