Detecting Renal Pathology in Pediatric UTI

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  October 1, 2008 ;     178 words ......range, 4 mo- 19 y; 84% female). Vesicoureteral reflux was identified in 74 children...normal. The group of children with vesicoureteral reflux had a slightly increased incidence...scintigraphy compared with those without vesicoureteral reflux. The authors concluded that although...

Follow-up renal sonography for vesicoureteral reflux.(POEMs and...

American Family Physician;  January 1, 2005 ;     273 words ......patients with documented primary vesicoureteral reflux and normal results on the initial...one month to 10 years of age with vesicoureteral reflux, who were scheduled for follow...parenchymal scarring in children with vesicoureteral reflux has led to the recommendation for...

Vesicoureteral reflux screening in children is safe and may get...

Family Practice News;  September 15, 2007 ;     545 words ......Options for evaluating a child for vesicoureteral reflux have already become safer, and...sponsored by Stanford University. Vesicoureteral reflux is one of the most common problems...some studies, to have rates of vesicoureteral reflux as high as 70%. The normal vesicoureteral...

Procedure guideline for radionuclide cystography in children

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  October 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......cystography; practice guideline; vesicoureteral reflux; pediatric Nucl Med 1997; 38;1650-16...the younger child. The role of vesicoureteral reflux in the pathogenesis of pyelonephritis...upper urinary tract infection have vesicoureteral reflux. Urinary tract infection, unrecognized...

Outpatient procedure helps some children with reflux.(Clinical Rounds)

Family Practice News;  September 15, 2007 ;     348 words ......have advanced the management of vesicoureteral reflux, but they are not appropriate for...success in resolving grade I-III vesicoureteral reflux with this approach in children...stressed. Some children with low-grade vesicoureteral reflux can be managed conservatively...

Special Issue on The Changing Concepts of Vesicoureteral Reflux in...

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology;  January 1, 2008 ;     454 words ...Call for Papers Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is considered an...the changing concepts of vesicoureteral reflux in children will be focused...technique * Antibiotics and vesicoureteral reflux * Diagnostic approach...

Urinary Tract Infections: 2000 Update.

American Family Physician;  October 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ......to the patient in the absence of vesicoureteral reflux or other urinary tract anomalies...Recently, the connection between vesicoureteral reflux and the long-term risks of hypertension...led some authors to suggest that vesicoureteral reflux is not an important entity and...

VCUG Not Required for Mild Hydronephrosis.

OB GYN News;  August 15, 2000 ;     196 words ......the presence or the severity of vesicoureteral reflux, Dr. Andrea Arjonilla said at the...organs. Only 99 kidneys (32%) showed vesicoureteral reflux on VCUG. The others showed no reflux...the normal kidneys also showed vesicoureteral reflux that had not presented any clinical...

Ultrasound fine for child's urinary reflux.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief...

Family Practice News;  January 15, 2005 ;     239 words ......cystourethrogram for asymptomatic younger siblings of children with vesicoureteral reflux, ultrasound screening may be adequate, Dana W. Giel...Five of these asymptomatic siblings were found to have vesicoureteral reflux. Furthermore, the investigators from the University of...

Vesicoureteral reflux: 17% adhere to prophylaxis.(Clinical Rounds)

Pediatric News;  September 1, 2006 ;     419 words ...ATLANTA -- Most children with vesicoureteral reflux who are prescribed prophylactic antibiotic therapy...Urological Association. Only 17% of 35,450 children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) were fully compliant with their therapy--a...

Getting ready for certification: pediatric urology advanced...

Urologic Nursing;  August 1, 2003 ;     551 words ......cystourethogram is necessary to rule out: a. Vesicoureteral reflux. b. Patent urachus. c. Pyelonephritis...tests are not designed to detect vesicoureteral reflux. b. Unpleasant experiences increase...renal ultrasound and still have vesicoureteral reflux (Karlowicz, 1995, p. 490). 5. ...

Vesicoureteral reflux and UTIs.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief article)

Pediatric News;  April 1, 2006 ;     259 words ...Mild to moderate vesicoureteral reflux did not increase the incidence of urinary tract infections...significantly different between those with and without vesicoureteral reflux (VUR; 22.4% vs. 23.3%). Similarly, among children who...

vesicoureteral reflux

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia;      130 words ...The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 vesicoureteral reflux, an abnormal backflow of urine from the bladder to the ureter, resulting from a defect present at birth blocking the outlet of...

Uroplasty Receives Approval to Market Macroplastique in Canada

PR Newswire;  June 29, 1998 ;     200 words ......treatment of male and female stress urinary incontinence and vesicoureteral reflux. Stress urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss...from coughing, sneezing, laughing, straining or lifting. Vesicoureteral reflux is a condition occurring mostly in children in which...

'I Want Him To Play'

Albuquerque Journal;  June 14, 2004 ;     543 words ......Mendoza suffers from a urinary tract disorder called vesicoureteral reflux. The condition resulted in infections that permanently...same disorder although they do not require dialysis. Vesicoureteral reflux, in which urine flows backward into the upper urinary...