The VOIDING CYSTOURETHROGRAM (VCUG) is the standard procedure for diagnosis of VESICOURETERAL REFLUX in children. Children with vesicoureteral reflux are at risk of upper urinary tract infections and ...

Siblings of children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) have an increased incidence of VUR compared with the general population. Younger siblings are at greatest risk. If untreated, VUR can lead to ...

A voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) is a fluoroscopic examination of the bladder and urethra while the patient is micturating. It is most often used in the pediatric population to confirm or rule out ...

ORLANDO, Florida — The use of recommended diagnostic tests declined within months of the publication of revised guidelines for the management of first-episode febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) in ...

Hydronephrosis is a common congenital anomaly that is increasingly identified during prenatal ultrasound. Although ultrasound is also the first-line test to screen for hydronephrosis in infants, it is ...