Radiology
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Kangarloo, H.
Right arrow Articles by Boechat, M. I.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Kangarloo, H.
Right arrow Articles by Boechat, M. I.

Radiology, Vol 154, 367-373, Copyright © 1985 by Radiological Society of North America

ARTICLES

Urinary tract infection in infants and children evaluated by ultrasound

H Kangarloo, RH Gold, RN Fine, MJ Diament and MI Boechat

Fifty-nine pediatric patients with urinary tract infection (UTI) underwent renal ultrasonography, excretory urography, and voiding cystourethrography. The imaging procedures were analyzed retrospectively to determine their relative effectiveness in detecting abnormalities that might predispose the patient to UTI. Voiding cystourethrography provided valuable information, particularly the presence or absence of vesicoureteral reflux, that could not be obtained from the other procedures. Excretory urography was less specific than ultrasonography in the majority of patients, with the exception of those who had renal scarring. The authors recommended ultrasonography as the initial imaging procedure in the evaluation of children with UTI. When the sonogram is normal, excretory urography is not considered necessary, but voiding cystourethrography is thought to be essential. If sonography is abnormal, excretory urography and/or other follow-up studies are indicated.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 BMJHome page
S J Andrews, P T Brooks, D C Hanbury, C M King, C M Prendergast, G B Boustead, and T A McNicholas
Ultrasonography and abdominal radiography versus intravenous urography in investigation of urinary tract infection in men: prospective incident cohort study
BMJ, February 23, 2002; 324(7335): 454 - 454.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 PediatricsHome page
S. M. Downs
Technical Report: Urinary Tract Infections in Febrile Infants and Young Children
Pediatrics, April 1, 1999; 103(4): 54e - 54.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 CLIN PEDIATRHome page
U. S. Alon and S. Ganapathy
Should Renal Ultrasonography Be Done Routinely in Children with First Urinary Tract Infection?
Clinical Pediatrics, January 1, 1999; 38(1): 21 - 25.
[Abstract] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
RADIOLOGY RADIOGRAPHICS RSNA JOURNALS ONLINE
Copyright © 1985 by the Radiological Society of North America.