Should we treat vesicoureteral reflux in patients who simultaneously undergo bladder augmentation for neuropathic bladder?
PURPOSE: If high pressure is responsible for vesicoureteral reflux in neurogenic bladders, eliminating the high pressure should resolve reflux in noncompliant bladders. Nevertheless, the need for simultaneous ureteral reimplantation and bladder augmentation remains controversial in patients with a noncompliant bladder and vesicoureteral reflux. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Bladder augmentation was performed in 8 boys and 8 girls with a noncompliant bladder and vesicoureteral reflux at a mean age of 10 years (range 2 to 17) because they had not responded satisfactorily to clean intermittent catheterization and anticholinergic therapy alone. No effort had been made to correct reflux surgically in these patients. Before bladder augmentation reflux was grade II to III in 4 ureters (3 patients) and IV to V in 18 (13). The bladder was augmented with intestine in 14 patients and with ureter in 2. Mean followup was 5.2 years (range 2.8 to 7.5). RESULTS: After bladder augmentation bladder compliance
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