Endoscopic treatment of vesico-ureteric reflux is a viable alternative to open surgery. We evaluated the effectiveness of
polydimethylsiloxane in the endoscopic treatment of vesico-ureteric reflux.
In the period between September 1994 and March 1996, 30 ureteral units of 20 children with vesico-ureteric reflux were treated
by means of subureteric polydimethylsiloxane injection. Median age was 8 years in the group including 8 female and 12 male
patients. Of the 30 ureteral units, 26 had no reflux at the end of the first injection. Two of the remaining four units were
not refluxing after the second injection procedure. Contralateral reflux was observed postoperatively in two of the eleven
patients who were treated for unilateral disease. It seems that endoscopic polydimethylsiloxane injection is an effective
procedure in the treatment of vesicoureteric reflux.