Practical approach to screen vesicoureteral reflux after a first urinary tract infection

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a common pediatric urologic disorder. After the first urinary tract infection (UTI), imaging studies are recommended, starting with a renal ultrasound (RUS). Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) and dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan are the other main radiologic studies...

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Published in:Indian journal of urology 2014-10, Vol.30 (4), p.383-386
Main Authors: Fuente, María Álvarez, Costa, Talía Sainz, García, Begoña Santiago, Serrano, Marcelina Algar, Alonso, Manuel Sosa, Luján, Esther Aleo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Diagnosis
Dimercaptosuccinic acid scan
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Pediatrics
urinary tract infection
Urinary tract infections
vesicoureteral reflux
voiding cystourethrography
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Summary:Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a common pediatric urologic disorder. After the first urinary tract infection (UTI), imaging studies are recommended, starting with a renal ultrasound (RUS). Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) and dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan are the other main radiologic studies used to detect VUR. We evaluated the use of RUS as a screening method for VUR in children below 2 years of age, in order to avoid unnecessary VCUG. Medical records and imaging studies of infants (
ISSN:0970-1591
1998-3824
DOI:10.4103/0970-1591.142055