Challenging the practice of straightforwardly removing “poorly functioning” kidney with ureteropelvic junction obstruction

We value the chance to react to our colleagues' thoughtful comments of our article “Functional recoverability post-pyeloplasty in children with ureteropelvic junction obstruction and poorly functioning kidneys: Systematic review” ( (1) Abbas T. Elifranji M. Al-Salihi M. Ahmad J. Vallasciani S. Elkadhi A. Özcan C. Burgu B. Akinci A. Alnaimi A. Salle J.L.P. Functional recoverability post-pyeloplasty in children with ureteropelvic junction obstruction and poorly functioning kidneys: Systematic review. J Pediatr Urol. 2022 Oct; 18 (Epub 2022 Jul 21. PMID: 35970740): 616-628https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.07.009 Google Scholar ) as well as their interesting remarks.