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The role of voiding cystourethrography in the investigation of children with urinary tract infections

2016

A woman examining X-ray imaging results in a dark room.

  • “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.”

  • “Of children presenting with a febrile UTI, 25-40% are found to have vesicoureteral reflux (VUR).”

  • “...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.”

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