Radionuclide scans in reflux nephropathy.

Radionuclide scans in reflux nephropathy

Early feeding difficulties in infants with a cleft palate are well documented' as is poor mother-infant bonding.2 For many years these infants have been fed with various makeshift modifications of a teat. Over the last year we have been using a new feeder specifically designed to overcome many of the problems of feeding such infants. The new 'Haberman' feeder consists of four components (see fi...

Serial radionuclide scans in multiple sclerosis.

A 28 year old woman with multiple sclerosis has been followed for 10 months with serial brain scans on 5 admissions. The correlation between the clinical picture and the brain scans was clearly demonstrated.

Fibronectin in reflux nephropathy Is it a marker of reflux grade?

Background and Objective: Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is one of the most common urinary tract abnormalities in patients with urinary tract infection. Nowadays noninvasive diagnostic methods are suggested to recognize VUR and its severity. Methods: We measured urinary and serum fibronectin in 51 children with VUR. Results: The mean serum fibronectin was 318.3±112.1 in chi...

Short reports Radionuclide cystography in vesicoureteric reflux

The optimal investigation of children with urinary tract infections is controversial and is periodically reviewed.' 2 The dilemma, to ensure adequate investigation while avoiding undue trauma or radiation exposure, is familiar to paediatricians and radiologists. The most unpleasant investigation used is undoubtedly the radiological micturating cystogram, which requires urethral catheterisation....

Vesico-ureteric reflux and reflux nephropathy.