Ultrasound-based scoring system for indication of pyeloplasty in patients with UPJO-like hydronephrosis

B Li, M McGrath, F Farrokhyar, LH Braga - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Previous scoring systems have used renal scan parameters to assess severity
of ureteropelvic junction obstruction-like hydronephrosis (UPJO-like HN), however this …

Factors predicting improvement of differential renal function after pyeloplasty in children of ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Y Li, Y He, W Zhang, H Song, T Wang - Journal of pediatric urology, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction To evaluate differential renal function (DRF) in unilateral ureteropelvic junction
obstruction (UPJO) patients under 18 years old after pyeloplasty and to identify factors …

Meta-analysis of the efficacy of laparoscopic pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction via retroperitoneal and transperitoneal approaches

F Ji, L Chen, C Wu, J Li, Y Hang, B Yan - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP)
for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) via retroperitoneal and transperitoneal …

Early robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty for infants under 3 months with severe ureteropelvic junction obstruction

P Li, H Zhou, H Cao, T Guo, W Zhu, Y Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To present our primary experience of robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty
(RALP) for severe ureteropelvis junction obstruction (UPJO) infants under 3 months …

Risk factors for adverse outcomes after pediatric pyeloplasty: A retrospective cohort study

M Zouari, R Dghaies, W Rhaiem… - … Journal of Urology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To identify the risk factors for adverse outcomes after pediatric pyeloplasty.
Methods We conducted a retrospective review of all children under the age of 14 years who …

Predicting obstruction risk using common ultrasonography parameters in paediatric hydronephrosis with machine learning

A Khondker, JCC Kwong, M Chancy… - BJU …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To sensitively predict the risk of renal obstruction on diuretic renography using
routine reported ultrasonography (US) findings, coupled with machine learning approaches …

Urinary Cytochrome C and Caspase-3 as novel biomarker of renal function impairment in unilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction model of wistar rats

J Sibarani, T Tjahjodjati, N Atik… - … and Reports in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Prolonged obstruction in UPJO would lead to kidney destruction. It is important
to find a non-invasive biomarker for early detection of renal impairment before definitive …

Outcome analysis of immediate and delayed laparoscopic pyeloplasty in infants with severe ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Q Bao, W Ma, X Zhang, S Chen, J Luo, G Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective The treatment timing of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in infants
remains controversial. This study aimed to compare the recovery effect of renal morphology …

What is the Critical age for the Improvement of Parenchymal Thickness after Pyeloplasty?

D Yayla, G Demirtas, B Karabulut, HT Tiryaki - Urology Journal, 2023 - journals.sbmu.ac.ir
Purpose: The most important point in cases of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is to
decide on the need and timing of surgical treatment. Renal damage may become …

Uretero-pelvic junction stenosis: considerations on the appropriate timing of correction based on an infant population treated with a minimally-invasive technique

M Lima, N Di Salvo, A Portoraro, M Maffi, G Parente… - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is no univocal consensus about timing of intervention and best surgical approach for
infants with asymptomatic uretero-pelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). We conducted a …