Table 1.
Patients who underwent APMs between 1987 and 1996
| Pt. | Agea | Sex | Indicationb | Locationc | Outcome (flow rates) | Action | Timed | Follow-upe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.8 | M | UPJOf suspected | OR | <10 cm H2O (at 20 ml/min) | PPg | 13.4 | No intervention |
| 2 | 59.2 | F | UVJOh suspected | OR | 25 cm H2O (at 6 ml/min) after infusing 125 ml | RC/RIi | 6.8 | No re-intervention |
| 3 | 114.2 | F | Re-UPJO suspected (pain, dilatation, ↓ renal function after previous pyeloplasty) | OR | <10 cm H2O (at 12 ml/min) | None | 14.2 | No re-intervention |
| 4 | 165.6 | M | UVJO suspected | Bedside | <10 cm H2O (at 20 ml/min) | None | 16 | No intervention |
| 5 | 22.6 | M | Re-UVJO suspected after previous re-calibration and re-implantation | OR | 17 cm H2O (at 5 ml/min): 26 cm H2O (at 10 ml/min) | RI | 14.5 | No re-intervention |
| 6 | 17.4 | F | UVJO suspected | OR | 0 cm H2O (at 10 ml/min): 10 cm H2O (at 20 ml/min) | None | 9.9 | No intervention |
| 7 | 92.7 | M | UVJO suspected | OR | 20 cm H2O (at 10 ml/min) | RC/RI | 3.5 | No re-intervention |
| 8 | 13.4 | M | UPJO suspected | OR | >20 cm H2O (at 10 ml/min) | PP | 5.7 | No re-intervention |
| 9 | 39 | F | UPJO suspected | OR | 0 cm H2O (at 20 ml/min) | None | 15.8 | No intervention |
| 10 | 19.9 | M | UVJO suspected | OR | Failure, pelvis too small | RC/RI | 8 | No re-intervention |
| 11 | 195 | M | UPJO suspected | OR | 0 cm H2O (at 10 ml/min) | None | 17.5 | No intervention |
| 12 | 102.5 | F | UVJO suspected | OR | >40 ml H2O (10 ml/min) | RI | 9.5 | No re-intervention |
| 13 | 4.2 | M | UPJO suspected | OR | <10 cm H2O (at 10 ml/min) | None | 15.5 | No intervention |
| 14 | 82.2 | M | Re-UPJO suspected | OR | 7 cm H2O (at 10 ml/min) | None | 4.8 | No intervention |
| 15 | 34.1 | F | Re-UPJO suspected after previous pyeloplasty | Bedside | 17 cm H2O (at 10 ml/min) | Nephrostomy closed | 13.8 | Needed new JJ-stent later on |
| 16 | 0.1 | M | Evaluation after pyeloplasty complicated by urinoma (treated by nephrostomy) | Bedside | 10 cm H2O (at 10 ml/min); if abdominal pressure rises: 20 cm H2O (at 10 ml/min) | Nephrostomy closed | 12.5 | No intervention |
aAge in months, at the time APM was performed
bReason for the APM
cPlace where APM was performed: at OR (operating room) or a bedside test
dDuration of follow-up (peripheral or in our own centre) in years
eWas there a re-intervention or intervention during follow-up?
fUreteropelvic junction obstruction
gPyeloplasty (Anderson-Hynes)
hUreterovesical junction obstruction
i RC re-calibration; RI re-implantation