Vesicoureteral reflux is one of the most important pediatric urology topics. The correction of this pathology by means of open and endoscopic surgery has been well established. The laparoscopic approaches are evolved with the aim of combining the minimally invasive nature of endoscopic treatments with the high success rates of open surgeries. The first applications of laparoscopic ureteral reim...

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) management must be tailored based on the risk for further infections and renal scarring, gender, likelihood of spontaneous resolution, and parental preferences. Because we now understand that sterile VUR is benign and most reflux spontaneously resolves over time, the initial approach in majority of children is non-surgical with continuous antibiotic prophylaxis (CAP)...

PURPOSE The goal of this review is to present current indications, injectable agents, techniques, success rates, complications, and potential future applications of endoscopic treatment for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS The endoscopic method currently achieving one of the highest success rates is the double hydrodistention-implantation technique (HIT). This me...

Primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), traditionally considered a problem of childhood, can also be detected during adulthood. However, while the concept regarding the therapeutic management of VUR in children has undergone revolutionary changes, moving from surgical to conservative approach, the optimal therapeutic approach in adult reflux is poorly addressed and is still unknown. Herein, we rev...

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 benefi...

Vesicoureteric reflux is an important association of paediatric urinary tract infection. Fluoroscopic micturating cystourethrography and radionuclide cystography have been employed for detecting and grading vesicoureteric reflux. However, both modalities involve ionising radiation, which can pose significant radiation risk to growing children. They also have a lower detection rate due to interm...

This study was conducted to investigate whether the length of the interval between a urinary tract infection and the performance of the voiding cystourethrogram influences the presence or severity of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). In this study 161 children with first episode of urinary tract infection were evaluated. Depending on time of performance of voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), patients d...

Iran J Pediatr; Vol 23 (No 6), Dec 2013 Published by: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (http://ijp.tums.ac.ir) * Corresponding Author; Address: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Izmir E-mail: [email protected] inhibit its proliferation. Further evaluation with electron microscopy showing parasitophorus vacuoles in the intestina...

Anterior cervical hypertrichosis is a very rare form of primary localized hypertrichosis. It consists of a tuft of terminal hair on the anterior neck just above the laryngeal prominence. The etiology is still unknown. In this article, we reported a 15-year-old female patient who presented to our clinic with a complaint of hypertrichosis on the anterior aspect of the neck for the last five years...

AIM Efforts are currently made to detect vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) early after urinary infections in order to limit secondary renal damage. This study investigated the extent to which recommendations for the detection of VUR are put into practice, and their influence on the age at diagnosis. METHODS The age at diagnosis of VUR after urinary tract infections was analysed in 126 patients (48M...