Racial Variation in Timing of Pyeloplasty: Prenatal Versus Postnatal Diagnosis

摘要: Purpose: We have previously shown that nonwhite patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction undergo pyeloplasty at a younger age than white patients. The mechanisms behind this finding are unclear, since there is no known racial variation in the natural history of obstruction. used detailed clinical database to explain phenomenon.Materials and Methods: retrospectively reviewed all undergoing primary our institution between 1992 2008. More 360 data points were abstracted for each patient, including self-reported race, socioeconomic status, symptom duration presentation.Results: Of 847 during study period 741 met inclusion criteria. Nonwhite underwent surgery (0.6 years) whites (2.6 years, p <0.0001). When stratified by timing presentation (prenatal vs postnatal), was significant difference race among presenting prenatally (0.37 ...