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ArticleTurkish journal of urology2018

Delayed diagnosis of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children with recurrent urinary tract infections: Diagnostic approach and renal outcomes.

Çağla Serpil Doğan, Nevin Semerci Koyun, Gülşah Kaya Aksoy, Bülent Çekiç, Murat Savaş, Elif Çomak

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Article in Turkish journal of urology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Çağla Serpil DoğanDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6750-8886
Nevin Semerci KoyunDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0704-4749
Gülşah Kaya AksoyDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0293-1581
Bülent ÇekiçDepartment of Radiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-5260
Murat SavaşDepartment of Urology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Elif ÇomakDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2359-1961
Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRAkdeniz University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIn this study, we aimed to assess renal outcomes of delayed diagnosis of dilating primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) following recurrent febrile urinary tract infections (fUTIs) and its diagnostic imaging procedures. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe medical records of patients who underwent ultrasonography (US), non- acute dimercaptosuccinic acid (Tc-99mDMSA) scintigraphy and voiding cystourethrography (VCUG), and who were older than 2 years at the time of VUR diagnosis were retrospectively reviewed.

resultsA total of 32 children (female, n=27: 84.4%) with a mean age of 7.67±3.34 years at the time of diagnosis of VUR were included in the study. Grade III, IV, V VUR were found in 22%, 69%, and 9% of the patients, respectively. At the time of VUR diagnosis, abnormal US findings were detected in 75% of the cases. Tc-99mDMSA detected abnormalities in 83.9% (7 with a single scar, 7 with multiple lesions, 12 with reduced kidney function) of the patients. Estimated glomerular filtration rate of 3 patients with bilateral grade IV VUR was <75 mL/min/1.73 m

conclusionVCUG should be performed routinely in addition to US and non-acute DMSA in all children referred with recurrent fUTIs. Awareness of childhood UTI in public and healthcare personnels should be increased in order to refer these patients at a early stage to pediatric urology and nephrology units.

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