Follow-up voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) is usually performed >3 months after treatment for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children, but a recent study set out to establish whether a 24-h VCUG ...

All had been through at least one distressing VCUG in the past. About half, including Hannah, received self-hypnosis training while the other half received routine care, which included a preparation ...

Diagnosis and management of vesicoureteral reflux requires voiding cystourethrography (VCUG). Children with vesicoureteral reflux, in which urine passes retrogradely from bladder to kidney, are ...

BOSTON, June 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A recent study from Boston Children's Hospital's Departments of Urology and Radiology shows free-standing, pediatric hospitals have higher quality ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acute-phase dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scanning should not replace voiding cystourethrography when evaluating ...

Hydronephrosis is a common congenital anomaly that is increasingly identified during prenatal ultrasound. Although ultrasound is also the first-line test to screen for hydronephrosis in infants, it is ...

The voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) is the standard procedure for diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux in children. Children with vesicoureteral reflux are at risk of upper urinary tract infections and ...

A voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) is a fluoroscopic examination of the bladder and urethra while the patient is micturating. It is most often used in the pediatric population to confirm or rule out ...

This story contains descriptions of an invasive medical procedure and mention of sexual assault. It’s been nearly three decades since Shelby Smith underwent a series of invasive procedures as a young ...

STANFORD, Calif. - Elaine Miller desperately wanted to find a way to help her daughter, Hannah, endure an awkward and painful medical examination in which doctors insert a catheter into her bladder, ...