... primary obstructive megaureters [MUs]). Indications were recurrent febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) despite antibiotic prophylaxis, doubtful function of the overlying kidney for the oldest cases, when renal function was only assessed by intravenous urography, or both. Cutaneous diversion...

... of the ureter in 25 patients. A congenital megaureter was the indication for ureteral reimplantation with psoas hitch in 4 cases. The operative result was classified excellent or good in 72% of the cases, and only 16% had to be regarded as operative failures. Ureteral reimplantation with vesico-psoas hitch...

...S. Arap; Duarte Cabral; Grassano Abrao; J.G. de Campos Freire Between 1960 and 1970, 61 megaureters, in 34 patients, were operated. The condition is extremely serious, and its etiology is to be established before proceeding to reconstructive surgery. Best results are found in primary megaureter...