[Evaluation of vesico-ureteral reflux in infants under 6 months of age].
Forty-five infants less than 6 months old with vesicoureteral reflux have been evaluated in the Neonatology Unit of Niño Jesus Hospital. All of them have received medical treatment. We found bilateral vesicoureteral reflux in 55.6%, predominantly degree II (70%). Clinical symptoms were not specific, but it was evident that urine cultures were negative in 31.12%. After a mean follow-up of 31.5 months, kidney status was evaluated with echographic procedures. We found good growth in all but one case which was initially hypoplastic. New lesions were not demonstrated in the kidneys. We report a good prognosis for vesicoureteral reflux in infants of less than 6 months of age that have received only medical treatments. Therefore, we emphasize the importance of recognizing this pathology in infants, including those with negative urine cultures.
Rodríguez Cimadevilla
J L
JL
Hospital del Niño Jesús, Madrid.
Navarro Peñalver
A
A
Martínez Jiménez
A L
AL
Yep Chullén
G
G
de la Torre Montes de Neira
E
E
Cano Fernández
J
J
Melendi Crespo
J
J
Sánchez Bayle
M
M
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy
Evolución del reflujo vesicoureteral en lactantes menores de seis meses.