Nelson Caleb P, Chow Jeanne S
Department of Urology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA.
Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Jan;38(1):104-6. doi: 10.1007/s00247-007-0613-z. Epub 2007 Oct 5.
Periureteral or subtrigonal injection of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid (Dx/HA) copolymer (Deflux, Q-Med, Uppsala, Sweden) is an increasingly common endoscopic treatment for vesicoureteral reflux. We report a confusing radiographic finding of bilateral calcified Dx/HA injections initially thought to represent bilateral distal ureteral stones in a boy who presented with intermittent periumbilical pain. Urologists, radiologists, and emergency room physicians should be aware of the potential for calcification of ureteral implants of Dx/HA, and of the potentially confusing radiographic images that may result.