Stefano Guarino, Anna Di Sessa, Giulio Rivetti, Giusy Capasso, Roberta Schiano di Cola, Antonietta Rimoli, Emanuele Miraglia Del Giudice, Cesare Polito, Angela La Manna, Pierluigi Marzuillo
OBJECTIVES: To compare characteristics and outcomes of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) detected solely on isotopic cystography (IC) ("occult" VUR) with voiding cystourethrography (VCUG)-detected VUR. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 2015 and 2020, we retrospectively enrolled all male children first undergoing VCUG and, if negative, IC in the same session. Kidney injury (KI) was defined by abnormal estimated glomerular filtration rate and/or blood pressure and/or proteinuria...
April 22, 2024: European Radiology