Endoscopic Treatment of Vesicoureteral Reflux with Dextranomer/Hyaluronic Acid in Children

Table 3

Variables affecting the outcome of endoscopic treatment of VUR with Deflux. Overall success for patients/ureters.

Reference	Bulking agent	Patients/Ureters	Mean age	Overall success	Predictors of success	Not predictive
Lavelle et al. 2005 [40]	Dx/HA	52/80	7.6 years	71%/80%	Volcano: present 87%	Voiding dysfunction
					absent 53%	VUR grade
						Injected volume
Yucel et al. 2007 [41]	Dx/HA	168/259	4.2 years	82%/86%	Volcano: present 87%	Voiding dysfunction
					absent 36%	Laterality
					Volume: <0.5 mL success
					>0.5 mL failure
					VUR grade
Routh et al. 2007 [42]	Dx/HA	301/453	5.5 years	66%/72%	VUR grade
					Surgeon