Table 1 The baseline characteristics and outcomes of high-pressure balloon dilatation (HPBD) of primary obstructive megaureters (POM) in the studies included in the current review
From: High-pressure balloon dilatation of primary obstructive megaureter in children: a systematic review
Study | n patients | Boys/girls (n) | Laterality of POM left/right/bilateral | Age at first HBPD, mean or median (range) | Length of follow-up, mean or median (range) | Mean AP diameter pre/post operatively (mm) | Mean ureteral diameter pre/post operatively (mm) | Mean T½ (min) pre/post operatively | Mean DRF (%) pre/post operatively | Complications C–D grade 1/2/3/4/5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Destro et al. [16] | 30 | 21/9 | 20/9/1 | Mean 3.6y (0.4–12.2) | Mean 3.3y | NA | 16/7.9 | NA | NA | 1/1/1/0/0 |
García-Aparicio et al. [18] | 20 | 15/5 | 12/6/2 | Mean 14.18 mo (3–103) | Mean 49 mo (14–80) | 24.2/6 | 15/6.6 | NA | NA | NA |
Christman et al. [15] | 17 | 10/7 | 13/4/0 | Mean 7.0y (3–12) | Mean 3.2y (2–6.5) | NA | NA | NA | 36/NA | NA |
Casal Beloy et al. [13] | 13 | 7/6 | 8/5/0 | Mean 9.46 mo, median 9 mo (2–24) | Mean 10.3y, median 10.3y (4.7–12.2) | 19.5/8.9 | 14.7/5.1 | 80.3/9 | 50/50 | 0/4/2/0/0 |
Torino et al. [22] | 12 | 8/4 | 9/3/0 | Mean 23.5mo, median 14.5mo (5–61) | Median 16.5mo (15–30) | NA | 15.9/7.1 | NA | NA | 0/0/0/0/0 |
Kassite et al. [19] | 33 | 27/6 | 16/26/9 | Median 14.7mo (3mo–15 yr) | NA | 16.7/6 | 15.3/5.3 | NA | NA | 0/11/10/0/0 |
Romero et al. [21] | 29 | 18/11 | 16/10/3 | Median 4.03 mo (1.6–39 mo) | Median 47 mo | 18.6/6.6 | 14.7/8.5 | NA/9.2 | 30/NA | 0/5/6/0/0 |
Angerri et al. [10] | 7 | 6/1 | 6/1/0 | Mean 14.4 mo (5–34) | Mean 31 mo (12–56) | NA | NA | 56/30 | 36/38 | 0/1/1/0/0 |
Ortiz et al. [20] | 73 | 58/15 | 51/22/6 | Median 4 mo (0.5–44) | Mean 6.4 y (2.6–10.2) | 19.2/10.3 | 14.9/9.2 | NA/9.8 | 44.4/46.2 | 0/5/31/0/0 |
Capozza et al. [12] | 12 | 8/4 | 8/4/0 | Mean 8 mo (6–12mo) | Mean 21mo (2–44mo) | NA | 19.4/9.5 | NA | NA | 0/0/0/0/0 |
Faraj et al. [17] | 42 | 36/6 | 30/8/4 | Median 12.5 mo (2–128) | Median 35.5mo (12–101) | 19.1/13.6 | 15.7/12.1 | NA | 54/47 | 5/3/5/0/0 |
Chiarenza et al. [14] | 38 | 33/5 | 24/15/0 | Median 23mo (3mo–5.5y) | Median 6.5y (12mo–14y) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Bujons et al. [11] | 19 | 16/3 | 10/8/1 | Mean 17mo (1–44mo) | Mean 6.9y (3.9–13.3 y) | 21/4.6 | 18.1/4.3 | 69.6/16.5 | 41.2/41.5 | 0/0/0/0/0 |