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BACKGROUND
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a risk factor for kidney scarring, hypertension and declining renal function. Standard diagnostic methods are invasive and can cause exposure to radiation and urinary tract infections (UTIs). We aimed to investigate urine albumin and interleukin-8 levels as
OBJECTIVE
We compared sonicated albumin enhanced sonography to fluoroscopic and radionuclide voiding cystography for detecting vesicoureteral reflux.
METHODS
After obtaining informed consent we enrolled in our study 20 patients with known or suspected vesicoureteral reflux and no contraindications
The primary radiological procedures for diagnosing vesicoureteral reflux are fluoroscopic and radionuclide cystography. Ultrasonography, with no ionizing radiation, would be useful as a screening tool for the diagnosis of reflux due to its absence of radiation exposure. We evaluated the usefulness
BACKGROUND
Albuminuria is a potential biomarker of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in various glomerular diseases. Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) often progresses to CKD, and study is required of use of albuminuria as a biomarker for this condition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association
The acute effect of an oral protein load on glomerular filtration rate-renal functional reserve (RFR)- and albumin urinary excretion were evaluated in 9 patients with bilateral vesicoureteral grade IV reflux after surgical correction (Group I) and the results compared with 9 children with repeated
We determined urinary concentrations of alpha(1)-microglobulin and albumin in 155 patients with reflux nephropathy including 72 prepubertal (48 males and 24 females) and 83 postpubertal patients (43 males and 40 females) to elucidate the effect of age and gender in the progression of renal damage.
OBJECTIVE
This study examined the relationship between urinary microprotein concentrations and renal functional parameters in children with dilating (grade III-V) vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) who underwent either medical or surgical treatment.
METHODS
All 44 dilating VUR patients who were followed
BACKGROUND
Although reflux nephropathy (RN) is one of the most important causes of renal failure in adolescence and young adulthood, we have no appropriate markers to know the future course of children with RN. In order to find out useful marker to predict the prognosis of these children, we
Severe (grades IV and V) vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a risk factor for acute pyelonephritis, renal scars, and renal failure. This study evaluates albumin and N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG) urinary excretion, and renal concentrating ability as screening tools to select patients for voiding
OBJECTIVE
To study renin angiotensin system (RAS) activity after posterior urethral valve ablation and the role of early induction of angiotensin converting enzyme-inhibitors (ACE-I) on the outcome of renal function.
METHODS
Thirty four children underwent valve ablation in which therapy with ACE-I
Although hypoalbuminemia is a fundamental characteristic of nephrotic syndrome (NS), there are many patients with massive proteinuria that do not develop hypoalbuminemia. We have studied the clinical and biochemical characteristics of 19 patients with persistent massive proteinuria (greater than 5
We observed that some patients do not develop hypoalbuminemia despite the presence of massive proteinuria. To investigate whether the absence or presence of hypoalbuminemia could be a marker in the distinction between idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSG) and FSG secondary to
To investigate the role of albuminuria as a clinical marker of early renal disease in children with neurogenic bladder (NGB) in association with commonly used predictors of renal risk.Catheterized urine was obtained from 40 patients with NGB at a tertiary Objective: Nowadays, the algorithms for the study of hydronephrosis in children include voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) and diuretic renogram (DR) in all patients. Both are invasive, distressing, and associated with radiation risk.
OBJECTIVE
Microalbuminuria is defined as increased urinary albumin excretion (30-300 mg/day) or microalbumin/creatinine ratio (30-300 mg/g) in a spot urine sample. Although microalbuminuria is a predictor of clinical nephropathy and cardiomyopathy, few studies have investigated microalbuminuria in