Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clinical practice guidelines were introduced in 1999 by the American Academy of Pediatrics for management of ...

November 7, 2011 — More selective use of urinary tract imaging after febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) does not increase the incidence of recurrence, according to results from a new study. In ...

And sedation is out of the question because children have to be alert enough to urinate during the VCUG. "It's abusive, almost," said Linda Shortliffe, MD, professor of urology and the hospital's ...

Diagnosis and management of vesicoureteral reflux requires voiding cystourethrography (VCUG). Children with vesicoureteral reflux, in which urine passes retrogradely from bladder to kidney, are ...

Ultrasound for Genitourinary Problems in Kids Falls Short It is poor at detecting vesicoureteral reflux in children who have had a febrile urinary tract infection. Renal and bladder ultrasound (RBUS) ...