The value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of vesico-ureteral reflux in children

Vesico-ureteric reflux (VUR) in children is the most frequent reno-urinary malformation and represents a risk factor for the urinary tract infection (UTI) and the association of VUR with UTI a risk factor for the renal scar. The circumstances for VUR diagnosis are: the imaging investigation of the UTI; the investigation of the urinary tract dilations found during prenatal or afterbirth ultasonographical screening or during the evaluation of abdominal pain. Voiding cystouretrography represents the gold standard method in diagnosing VUR and affirming the degree of the reflux, but it is an invasive method because o…