ReviewCanadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada
The role of voiding cystourethrography in the investigation of children with urinary tract infections.
Review in Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03959163 (The Validity of the Quick Renal MRI in Pediatric Kidney Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.
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The Validity of the Quick Renal MRI in Pediatric Kidney Disease
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Voiding cystourethrography for the pediatric nephrologist: clinical value, challenges, and areas of debate.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Review
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- Reassessing the Use of VCUG in Pediatric UTIs: Are We Overusing an Invasive Diagnostic Tool?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Neurogenic Bladder in Children with Myelomeningocele.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Incidence of febrile post-procedural urinary tract infection following voiding cystourethrography in children without prior urine culture.World journal of urology · 2024Article
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- Vesicoureteral Reflux Diagnosis After Hospitalization for Acute Cystitis and Pyelonephritis.Cureus · 2023Article
- A decade of trends in the distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of prevalent uropathogens among pediatric patients from Tehran, Iran during 2005-2016.Asian journal of urology · 2021Article
- Contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography in the assessment of vesical-ureteral reflux: the time has come.La Radiologia medica · 2021Review
- Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux: What Have We Learned Over the Last 20 Years?Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Review
- Managing vesicoureteral reflux in children: making sense of all the data.F1000Research · 2019Review
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Abstract
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) represent a common bacterial cause of febrile illness in children. Of children presenting with a febrile UTI, 25-40% are found to have vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Historically, the concern regarding VUR was that it could lead to recurrent pyelonephritis, renal scarring, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease. As a result, many children underwent invasive surgical procedures to correct VUR. We now know that many cases of VUR are low-grade and have a high rate of spontaneous resolution. The roles of surveillance, antibiotic prophylaxis, endoscopic injection, and ureteral reimplantation surgery also continue to evolve. In turn, these factors have influenced the investigation of febrile UTIs. Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) is the radiographic test of choice to diagnose VUR. Due to its invasive nature and questionable benefit in many cases, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) no longer recommends VCUG routinely after an initial febrile UTI. Nevertheless, these guidelines pre-date the landmark Randomized Intervention of Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux (RIVUR) trial and there continues to be controversy regarding the diagnosis and management of VUR. This paper discusses the current literature regarding radiographic testing in children with febrile UTIs and presents a practical risk-based approach for deciding when to obtain a VCUG.
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