J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.
2004 Oct;8(2):256-261.
A Case of High Grade Vesicoureteral Reflux in Infancy Detected Early through the Sibling Screening Test
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. kisoopai@ajou.ac.kr
Abstract
- We report a case of severe(gradeV) unilateral vesicoureteral reflux(VUR) without any renal damage in a 6-month-old boy through the early sibling screening test for VUR, whose old brother had reflux nephropathy. The early detection of VUR aroused us to take special precautions to prevent urinary tract infection in this patient. We believe that this approach was helpful to reduce the risk of renal damage in this patient and are reporting the case with a brief review of related literatures. It is our firm suggestion that screening for vesicoureteral reflux should be carried out in every child who has siblings with reflux nephropathy.
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