Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections, and the
incidence in women is much higher than in men. The diagnosis of a UTI can be made based …

BACKGROUND: To our knowledge, the risk of renal scarring in children with a urinary tract
infection (UTI) has not been systematically studied. OBJECTIVE: To review the prevalence of …

OBJECTIVES. To evaluate the role of primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in increasing the
frequency and severity of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and renal parenchymal damage …

An association between vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) and renal damage was found in 1960.
In 1973, the term reflux nephropathy (RN) was first used to describe the renal damage …

We assessed the role of therapeutic delay time (TDT) in acute renal cortical scintigraphic
lesion (ASL) and ultimate scar formation (USF) in children with first febrile UTI and whether it …

The hypothesis was tested that oral antibiotic treatment in children with acute pyelonephritis
and scintigraphy-documented lesions is equally as efficacious as sequential …

Risk factors for renal scarring in children with lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) were
evaluated. The medical records of 120 patients were assessed concerning gender …

The aim of this study was to assess the impact of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) on renal scar
following acute pyelonephritis by comparing the refluxing renal units with nonrefluxing renal …

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of renal scarring in a group of Kuwaiti
Arab children with their first documented acute pyelonephritis (APN). Eighty-two Kuwaiti …

MR urography has the potential to significantly improve our understanding of the
relationship between reflux nephropathy, pyelonephritis, vesicoureteric reflux and renal …