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Table 2 DRNC results for all patients

From: Investigating the clinical outcomes of bulking agent injection in comparison with modified Gil-Vernet anti-vesicoureteral reflux surgery in children with high-grade reflux (4 or 5)

DRNC after 18 months

Number of RRUs

modified Gil-Vernet n = 128

Dx/HA

n = 51

P-value

Total

Cure

147 (82%)

112 (86%)

35 (68%)

0.021

 

Downgrade

32 (18%)

16 (14%)

16 (32%)

N/S

VUR grade 4

Cure

99 (83%)

76 (87.3%)

23 (70%)

N/S

 

Downgrade

21 (17%)

11 (12.7%)

10 (30%)

N/S

VUR grade 5

Cure

48 (82%)

36 (88%)

12 (67%)

0.039

 

Downgrade

11 (18%)

5 (12%)

6 (33%)

N/S

  1. RRUs; renal refluxing units, N/S; not significant, Dx/HA; dextranomer/hyaluronic acid, VUR; vesicoureteral reflux, DRNC; direct radionuclide cystography