BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The American Academy of Pediatrics published a new guideline for management of first urinary tract infection (UTI) in children aged 2 to 24 months in September 2011. The imaging evaluation changed from the previous guideline to recommend voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) only for patients with an abnormal renal and bladder ultrasound (RBUS). The objective was to decrease...

A prostatic utricle cyst is an epithelial lined diverticulum arising from the prostatic urethra and usually asymptomatic when small. When enlarged, it may be symptomatic and is typically accompanied by hypospadias. We present a case of a markedly enlarged prostatic utricle in a neonate without hypospadias, demonstrated on voiding cystourethrography (VCUG), ultrasound, and 1.5 Tesla MRI.

BACKGROUND A 'watering can penis' secondary to penile tuberculosis is an extremely rare clinical entity. Retrograde Urethrography - Voiding Cystourethrography evaluation of the urethra and the urinary bladder plays a very important role in the diagnostics as well as further management of the urethral abnormalities. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second case in literature where a...

Objective: To evaluate the value and compliance rate of voiding vesicoureteral urosonography in pediatric reflux (VUR).
 Methods: This is a retrospective study. A total 80 children with high-risk VUR admitted to Children’s Hospital affiliated Capital Medical University from December 2018 2020 were selected. All patients underwent (VUS) fluoroscopic cystourethrography (VCUG). The sensitivit...

  Abstract   Background: Voiding Cystourethrography (VCUG) is a distressing procedure   for children. Conscious sedation with any drug that its dose would not influences the   procedure is preferred. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of conscious sedation using oral midazolam in children undergoing VCUG.   Methods: From November 2008 to October 2009 period, 93 Patients (68 g...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to review the experience of a single institution with the Deflux (Q-Med Scandinavia; Uppsala, Sweden) procedure and assess its effectiveness in reducing the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children with vesicoureteric reflux (VUR). MATERIALS AND METHODS After institutional review board approval, the charts of 100 patients with VUR, who present...

OBJECTIVE: To revise the American Academy of Pediatrics practice parameter regarding the diagnosis and management of initial urinary tract infections (UTIs) in febrile infants and young children. METHODS: Analysis of the medical literature published since the last version of the guidelinewas supplemented by analysis of data provided by authors of recent publications. The strength of evidence su...

OBJECTIVE: To revise the American Academy of Pediatrics practice parameter regarding the diagnosis and management of initial urinary tract infections (UTIs) in febrile infants and young children. METHODS: Analysis of the medical literature published since the last version of the guidelinewas supplemented by analysis of data provided by authors of recent publications. The strength of evidence su...

OBJECTIVE: To revise the American Academy of Pediatrics practice parameter regarding the diagnosis and management of initial urinary tract infections (UTIs) in febrile infants and young children. METHODS: Analysis of the medical literature published since the last version of the guidelinewas supplemented by analysis of data provided by authors of recent publications. The strength of evidence su...