Critical analysis of pyeloplasty role in adults with late diagnosis of ureteropelvic junction obstruction—a comparative study

Purpose Due to the data paucity about the functional outcomes post pyeloplasty for patients diagnosed with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) with a preoperative age above the age of 45 years and according to the elderly definition (age ≥ 65 years), we conducted this study to clarify the diff...

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Published in:International urology and nephrology 2021-10, Vol.53 (10), p.2051-2056
Main Authors: Elbaset, M. A., Elmeniar, A. M., Sharaf, M. A., Ezzat, Osama, Elgamal, Mostafa, Edwan, Mohamed, Badawy, Mohamed, Osman, Yasser
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aged
Delayed Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Hydronephrosis - etiology
Hydronephrosis - surgery
Kidney Pelvis - surgery
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Nephrology
Patients
Renal function
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Ureteral Obstruction - complications
Ureteral Obstruction - surgery
Urology
Urology - Original Paper
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Summary:Purpose Due to the data paucity about the functional outcomes post pyeloplasty for patients diagnosed with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) with a preoperative age above the age of 45 years and according to the elderly definition (age ≥ 65 years), we conducted this study to clarify the different outcomes in adults presented with late hydronephrosis. Methods We included patients who were managed by pyeloplasty with a preoperative age ≥ 45 years. We further subdivided those patients into; group (A) patient’s age ≥ 65 years and group (B) patient’s age ≥ 45 and 
ISSN:0301-1623
1573-2584
DOI:10.1007/s11255-021-02939-y