Controversies regarding management of vesicoureteral reflux

“[Vesicoureteral] reflux (VUR) is diagnosed in 30-40% of children imaged after first febrile UTI.”

“The ‘top-down’ approach involving ultrasound and dimercaptosuccinic acid scan (DMSA) first after an appropriate interval following UTI, can help in avoiding voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), an invasive testwith higher radiation exposure.”