Evaluation and management of vesicoureteral reflux: a decade of change.
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چکیده
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the most common urinary tract abnormality in children, yet the optimal diagnostic and therapeutic approach remains controversial. Studies over the past decade have raised significant questions regarding all aspects of VUR management, including the approach to the evaluation of childhood urinary tract infection (UTI). Determining which children will actually benefit from diagnosis and treatment is the greatest challenge to VUR management.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Medicine and health, Rhode Island
دوره 93 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010