Risk Factors for Renal Scar Formation in Infants With First Episode of Acute Pyelonephritis: A Prospective Clinical Study
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.187, no.3, pp.1032-1036, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 187 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.10.164
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1032-1036
- Keywords: pyelonephritis, cicatrix, vesico-ureteral reflux, technetium Tc 99m dimercaptosuccinic acid, infant
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Purpose: We prospectively determined the risk factors for renal scar formation after the first episode of acute pyelonephritis as confirmed on dimercapto-succinic acid scintigraphy in children younger than 1 year.