title: [Evaluation of vesico-ureteral reflux in infants under 6 months of age].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hospital del Niño Jesús, Madrid.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Cimadevilla
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Navarro Peñalver
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Martínez Jiménez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yep Chullén
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de la Torre Montes de Neira
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cano Fernández
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Melendi Crespo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez Bayle
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Evolución del reflujo vesicoureteral en lactantes menores de seis meses.