VUR (vesicoureteral reflux) is a condition that affects young children.
About 1% of the children around the world have VUR (vesicoureteral reflux) and about one third of children with urinary tract infections suffer from this condition.
Under normal conditions, the urine produced in the kidneys passes through ducts called ureters in only one direction, towards the bladder. The connection between each ureter and the bladder is called vesicoureteral junction, a one-way “bypass valve” that prevents urine from flowing back and returning to the kidneys. There is said to be vesicoureteral reflux when this mechanism fails and urine flows back from the bladder to the ureters and even to the kidneys.
If your child presents this condition, there are treatment alternatives to resolve VUR, which will allow the child to return to a normal life. In milder cases, this condition may be cured over time.
One of the treatment options for children with VUR is the endoscopic injection of a tissue bulking agent.
Vantris is the solution developed by Promedon for VUR correction. Vantris is a gel that is injected in the junction of the ureter with the bladder in children with VUR. By means of a very simple and minimally invasive endoscopic procedure, this gel corrects the anatomy of the ureterovesical junction, preventing urine from flowing back from the bladder towards the kidneys. Unlike other options, Vantris VUR solves VUR definitively.
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a common condition among children, present in about 1% of the child population in the world. It is usually diagnosed after the child experiences several urinary tract infections (UTIs).
The goals of VUR treatment are to avoid the pyelonephritis, renal scars and other future potencial consequences of this condition.
There are three treatment options for Vesicoureteral Reflux: antibiotic prophylaxis, surgical repair and endoscopic treatment. The endoscopic treatment is becoming progressively in the first line option for the management of most VUR cases in children.
The technique of endoscopic reflux correction involves the injection of a tissue bulking agent via cystoscope under the ureteral orifice, creating a valve or artificial flap. In most cases, the procedure is performed on an outpatient basis, with general anesthesia.
This is proposed as a minimally invasive alternative to surgical repair of reflux (more invasive) and as a substitute for chronic antibiotic prophylaxis in cases of persistent VUR.
Vantris VUR is a biocompatible, non-absorbable, synthetic tissue bulking agent for the endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children, developed by Promedon for the definitive solution of this condition.
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a common condition among children, present in about 1% of the child population in the world. It is usually diagnosed after the child experiences several urinary tract infections (UTIs).
The goals of VUR treatment are to avoid the pyelonephritis, renal scars and other future potencial consequences of this condition.
There are three treatment options for Vesicoureteral Reflux: antibiotic prophylaxis, surgical repair and endoscopic treatment. The endoscopic treatment is becoming progressively in the first line option for the management of most VUR cases in children.
The technique of endoscopic reflux correction involves the injection of a tissue bulking agent via cystoscope under the ureteral orifice, creating a valve or artificial flap. In most cases, the procedure is performed on an outpatient basis, with general anesthesia.
This is proposed as a minimally invasive alternative to surgical repair of reflux (more invasive) and as a substitute for chronic antibiotic prophylaxis in cases of persistent VUR.
Vantris VUR is a biocompatible, non-absorbable, synthetic tissue bulking agent for the endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children, developed by Promedon for the definitive solution of this condition.
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