scholarly journals Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Receiving Sedation for Voiding Cystourethrography

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith A Hanson ◽  
Shane C Rainey ◽  
Nadia Shaikh ◽  
Michele K Beekman
2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Sun Kim ◽  
Seung Hyun Lee ◽  
Jeong Hwa Kim ◽  
Young Bum Chang ◽  
Dae-Yeol Lee

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed S. ElSheemy

Abstract Background Postnatal management of infants with antenatal hydronephrosis (ANH) is still one of the most controversial issues. The majority of infants with ANH are asymptomatic with only few children who develop renal insufficiency. Thus, the biggest challenge for pediatric urologists is to distinguish children who will require further investigations and possible intervention prior to the development of symptoms, complications or renal damage in a cost effective manner without exposing them to the hazards of unnecessary investigations. Main body In this review article, literature on ANH were reviewed to present the current suggestions, recommendations, guidelines and their rational for postnatal management of ANH. It is agreed that a large portion of infants with ANH will improve; thus, the protocol of management is based mainly on observation and follow-up by ultrasound to detect either resolution, stabilization or worsening of hydronephrosis. The first 2 years of life are critical for this follow-up as the final picture is mostly reached during that period. Advanced imaging using voiding cystourethrography or renal scintigraphy are required for children at risk. Then, surgical intervention is selected only for a subgroup of these infants who showed worsening of hydronephrosis or renal function. Conclusions The protocol of management is based mainly on observation and follow-up by US to detect either resolution, stabilization or worsening of hydronephrosis. Postnatal evaluation should be performed for any neonate with a history ANH at any stage during pregnancy even if it was resolved during third trimester. Exclusion of UTI should be performed by urinalysis for all cases followed by urine culture if indicated. Serum creatinine should be performed especially in patients with bilateral ANH. US is the initial standard diagnostic imaging technique. Other imaging modalities like VCUG and nuclear renal scans may be required according to the results of the US evaluation. The most important items in decision making are the presence of bilateral or unilateral hydronephrosis, presence or absence of hydroureter, presence of lower urinary tract obstruction and degree of hydronephrosis on the initial postnatal US. Then an intervention is selected only for a subgroup of these patients who showed deterioration in renal function or degree of hydronephrosis or were complicated by UTIs. All these recommendations are based on the available literature. However, management of ANH is still a controversial issue due to lack of high evidence-based recommendations. Randomised controlled studies are still needed to provide a high level evidence for different aspects of management.


Author(s):  
Constantin A. Marschner ◽  
Vincent Schwarze ◽  
Regina Stredele ◽  
Matthias F. Froelich ◽  
Johannes Rübenthaler ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND: Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) represents a common pediatric anomaly in children with an upper urinary tract infection (UTI) and is defined as a retrograde flow of urine from the bladder into the upper urinary tract. There are many diagnostic options available, including voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) and contrasted-enhanced urosonography (ceVUS). ceVUS combines a diagnostic tool with a high sensitivity and specificity which, according to previous study results, was even shown to be superior to VCUG. Nevertheless, despite the recommendation of the EFSUMB, the ceVUS has not found a widespread use in clinical diagnostics in Europe yet. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 2016 and 2020, 49 patients with a marked female dominance (n = 37) were included. The youngest patient had an age of 5 months, the oldest patient 60 years. The contrast agent used in ceVUS was SonoVue®, a second-generation blood-pool agent. All examinations were performed and interpreted by a single experienced radiologist (EFSUMB Level 3). RESULTS: The 49 patients included in the study showed no adverse effects. 51%of patients (n = 26) were referred with the initial diagnosis of suspected VUR, while 49%of patients (n = 23) came for follow-up examination or to rule out recurrence of VUR. The vast majority had at least one febrile urinary tract infection in their recent medical history (n = 45; 91,8%). CONCLUSION: ceVUS is an examination method with a low risk profile which represents with its high sensitivity and specificity an excellent diagnostic tool in the evaluation of vesicoureteral reflux, especially in consideration of a generally very young patient cohort.


2005 ◽  
Vol 174 (4 Part 2) ◽  
pp. 1598-1601 ◽  
Author(s):  
ILAN KEIDAN ◽  
RUTH ZASLANSKY ◽  
MARGALITH WEINBERG ◽  
AVIVA BEN-SHLUSH ◽  
JEFFREY M. JACOBSON ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 136 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 617-620
Author(s):  
Milan Paunovic ◽  
Polina Pavicevic ◽  
Vladimir Radlovic ◽  
Vojkan Vukadinovic

INTRODUCTION Positional installation of contrast cystography (PIC cystography) represents a new method to identify vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) that is unrevealed by standard diagnostic procedures. It is performed by radiological examination of the vesicoureteral junction during cystoscopic installation of the contrast medium at the ureteral orifice. OBJECTIVE We studied the significance of PIC cystography to demonstrate VUR that failed to be revealed by standard voiding cystourethrography (MCUG), as well as the degree of the correlation of such a finding with endoscopic appearance and the position of the ureteral orifice (UO). METHOD The aim of the paper was to analyze a sample of 5 children (4 girls and 1 boy), aged 6-15 years (mean 9.8 years) with recurrent febrile urotract infections, complicated with scarring changes of the renal parenchyma and normal findings on MCUG. The grade of VUR demonstrated by PIC cystography was classified using the standard hydrodistensional scale. RESULTS All 5 patients had VUR, disclosed by PIC cystography, of whom in 4 it was unilateral and in one bilateral. Of 5 patients, 4 had VUR grade I and one grade II. All the children with VUR detected by PIC cystography also had evident cystoscopic abnormalities in the position and/or configuration of the ureteral orifice at the same side, while at the side with normal finding on PIC cystography, the endoscopic finding was also within normal limits. CONCLUSION PIC cystography is the method of choice in the confirmation of VUR as the cause of recurrent urotract infection and its complications in children with a normal finding on standard MCUG. In all our patients with VUR verified by PIC cystography, at the same side we also revealed endoscopic changes in the position and/or configuration of UO.


Author(s):  
Demet Alaygut ◽  
Eren Soyaltın ◽  
Elif Perihan Öncel ◽  
İsmail Sert ◽  
Cem Tuğmen ◽  
...  

Objective: Demographical, pre-transplantation and post-transplantation features and post-treatment results of four pediatric cases, who had vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in the graft kidney, were discussed. Methods: Transplantation age, primary diagnosis, VUR to pretransplantation in native kidneys, history of bladder dysfunction, bladder capacity, results of urodynamic studies, donor and its features, induction treatments and ongoing immunosuppressive treatments, acute rejection episodes, CMV and BK infections, VUR grade in the renal graft, DMSA results, treatment type and its outcomes, and the renal graft functions of four patients who underwent kidney transplantation at Tepecik Training and Research Hospital between 2008 and 2016 and for whom VUR was determined via voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) due to recurrent urinary tract infections, were evaluated. Results: All of four cases were female. Their mean transplantation age was 8.7 years (5-16). High grade (Grade 4) VUR was determined in the graft kidney in all but one. DMSA included multiple scar foci apart from one case having low grade VUR. Cases were primarily treated endoscopically and then by open surgery. Spontaneous recovery occurred in one case. Graft dysfunction was not observed in any of the cases. Conclusion: VUR is an important risk factor in recurrent urinary tract infections after post-transplantation. A special assessment should be done for the patient in the presence of VUR and conservative and surgical treatments should be executed together. It should be remembered that VUR can be spontaneously regressed by the bladder capacity increasing treatments and prophylaxis.


2017 ◽  
Vol 102 (9) ◽  
pp. 804-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Yves Pauchard ◽  
Hassib Chehade ◽  
Chafika Zohra Kies ◽  
Eric Girardin ◽  
Francois Cachat ◽  
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