Early Postoperative Ultrasound After Open Pyeloplasty in Children with Prenatal Hydronephrosis Helps Identify Low Risk of Recurrent Obstruction

PURPOSE: Prediction of successful pyeloplasty can be challenging, particularly in asymptomatic children treated for worsening prenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis. We evaluated early noninvasive objective predictors of success in this population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed patients who underwent pyeloplasty for asymptomatic, prenatally detected, worsening hydronephrosis treated between 2000 and 2010 with followup greater than 1 year. For …