Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Imaging Studies after a First Febrile Urinary Tract Infection in Young Children

2003; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 348; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa021698

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Alejandro Hoberman, Martin Charron, Robert W. Hickey, Marc N. Baskin, Diana H. Kearney, Ellen R. Wald,

Tópico(s)

Urological Disorders and Treatments

Resumo

Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend obtaining a voiding cystourethrogram and a renal ultrasonogram for young children after a first urinary tract infection; renal scanning with technetium-99m–labeled dimercaptosuccinic acid has also been endorsed by other authorities. We investigated whether imaging studies altered management or improved outcomes in young children with a first febrile urinary tract infection.

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