Febrile urinary tract infection, vesicoureteral reflux, and renal scarring: current controversies in approach to evaluation

MA Koyle, JS Elder, SJ Skoog, TK Mattoo… - Pediatric surgery …, 2011 - Springer
The ideal approach to the radiological evaluation of children with urinary tract infection (UTI)
is in a state of confusion. The conventional bottom-up approach, with its focus on the …

Controversies in the management of vesicoureteral reflux: the rationale for the RIVUR study

R Mathews, M Carpenter, R Chesney… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2009 - Elsevier
The current management of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) focuses on the prevention of urinary
tract infections (UTI), with curative surgery being limited to those children that fail …

Risk factors for renal scar formation in infants with first episode of acute pyelonephritis: a prospective clinical study

YJ Lee, JH Lee, YS Park - The Journal of urology, 2012 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We prospectively determined the risk factors for renal scar formation after the first
episode of acute pyelonephritis as confirmed on dimercapto-succinic acid scintigraphy in …

Risk factors for renal scarring and deterioration of renal function in primary vesico-ureteral reflux children: a long-term follow-up retrospective cohort study

MJ Chen, HL Cheng, YY Chiou - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background and Purpose The aim was to identify the risk factors for renal scarring and
deteriorating renal function in children with primary vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR). Materials …

Independent risk factors for renal damage in a series of primary vesicoureteral reflux: a multivariate analysis

JMP Silva, JSS Diniz, EM Lima, SV Pinheiro… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors associated with different extents of
renal parenchyma involvement in a paediatric series of primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) …

Predictive risk factors in childhood urinary tract infection, vesicoureteral reflux, and renal scarring management

S Roupakias, X Sinopidis, A Karatza… - Clinical …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Approaches to the management of children with urinary tract infection (UTI), vesicoureteral
reflux (VUR), and renal scars have been challenged and have become controversial over …

Assessment of Urinary Level of Neutrophil Gelatinaseassociated Lipocalin (NAGL) in Children with Renal Scar Due to Vesicoureteral Reflux

A Eskandarifar, R Naghshizadian - Iranian journal of kidney …, 2023 - search.proquest.com
Introduction. Renal scarring is a serious complications of urinary tract infection and
vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). The dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan is the gold standard …

Risk factors for renal scarring and clinical morbidity in children with high-grade and low-grade primary vesicoureteral reflux

S Mathias, LA Greenbaum, AM Shubha… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is associated with urinary tract infections
(UTIs) and renal damage. However, the importance of early diagnosis of VUR has been …

The prevalence of kidney scarring due to urinary tract infection in Iranian children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Najafi, D Sarokhani, AH Dehkordi - Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Urinary tract infection is one of the most common diseases in childhood, and
can lead to severe complications such as renal scarring in case of lack of diagnosis and …

Primary vesicoureteral reflux: A 26‐year experience in a single centre

P Vachvanichsanong, P Dissaneewate, E McNeil - Nephrology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To determine the nature of primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and the association of
VUR with hydronephrosis and renal damage. Methods The medical records of children≤ 15 …