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2604411

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty three healthy infants and children with a family history of reflux nephropathy or vesicoureteric reflux in first degree relatives were screened for upper urinary tract abnormalities (renal scarring or pelvicaliceal dilatation) using ultrasound scanning or intravenous urography, or both. In addition, micturating cystourethrography was carried out in all infants and children under 2 years old (n = 20) and in children over 2 years old in whom abnormalities of the upper renal tract (renal scarring) had been found (n = 3). Upper renal tract abnormalities were found in four of the total of 33 children (12%) and vesicoureteric reflux in 12 of the 23 who underwent micturating cystourethrography (52%). Screening of infants and children was acceptable to parents. This approach has enabled the diagnosis of vesicoureteric reflux to be made in an appreciable number of children before the development of urinary tract infections and reflux nephropathy. Prospective follow up of this group will provide more information about the natural history of sterile vesicoureteric reflux.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1468-2044
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1538-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Vesicoureteric reflux: screening of first degree relatives.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Child Health, Royal Infirmary, Cardiff.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't