scholarly journals Urological fistulas after fetal cystoscopic laser ablation of posterior urethral valves: surgical technical aspects

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Sananes ◽  
R. Favre ◽  
C. J. Koh ◽  
A. Zaloszyc ◽  
M. C. Braun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Posterior Urethral Valves ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Urethral Valves ◽  
Surgical Technical

Laser Ablation of Posterior Urethral Valves by Fetal Cystoscopy

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
José María Martínez ◽  
Narcis Masoller ◽  
Roland Devlieger ◽  
Esther Passchyn ◽  
Olga Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Failure ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Amniotic Fluid ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Operation Time ◽  
Posterior Urethral Valves ◽  
Consecutive Series ◽  
Urethral Valves ◽  
Median Operation Time

Objective: To report the results of fetal cystoscopic laser ablation of posterior urethral valves (PUV) in a consecutive series in two referral centers. Methods: Twenty pregnant women with a presumptive isolated PUV were treated with fetal cystoscopy under local anesthesia. Identification and fulguration of the PUV by one or several firing-contacts with diode laser were attempted. Perinatal and long-term outcomes were prospectively recorded. Results: The median gestational age at procedure was 18.1 weeks (range 15.0-25.6), and median operation time was 24 min (range 15-40). Access to the urethra was achieved in 19/20 (95%) cases, and postoperative, normalization of bladder size and amniotic fluid was observed in 16/20 (80%). Overall, there were 9 (45%) terminations of pregnancy and 11 women (55%) delivered a liveborn baby at a mean gestational age of 37.3 (29.1-40.2) weeks. No infants developed pulmonary hypoplasia and all were alive at 15-110 months. Eight (40% of all fetuses, 72.7% of newborns) had normal renal function and 3 (27.3%) had renal failure awaiting renal transplantation. Conclusion: Fetoscopic laser ablation for PUV can achieve bladder decompression and amniotic fluid normalization with a single procedure in selected cases with anyhydramnios. There is still a significant risk of progression to renal failure pre or postnatally.

Neodymium:Yag Laser Ablation of Posterior Urethral Valves

1987 ◽  
Vol 138 (4 Part 2) ◽  
pp. 959-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Ehrlich ◽  
Allan Shanberg ◽  
Richard N. Fine
Keyword(s):  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Posterior Urethral Valves ◽  
Neodymium:Yag Laser ◽  
Urethral Valves

scholarly journals P21.17: Prenatal treatment of posterior urethral valves by cystoscopic laser ablation

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (S1) ◽  
pp. 314-314
Author(s):  
J. Martínez ◽  
N. Masoller ◽  
R. Devlieger ◽  
E. Passchyn ◽  
O. Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Posterior Urethral Valves ◽  
Prenatal Treatment ◽  
Urethral Valves

Does treatment of bladder dysfunction prior to renal transplant improve outcome in patients with posterior urethral valves?

2000 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Lopez Pereira ◽  
E. Jaureguizar ◽  
M. J Martinez Urrutia ◽  
C Meseguer ◽  
M Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Bladder Dysfunction ◽  
Posterior Urethral Valves ◽  
Improve Outcome ◽  
Urethral Valves
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