Journal of pediatric surgeryAdolescentChildPreschoolHumansInfant
Diagnostic accuracy of serum and urinary biomarkers for renal scarring in children with vesicoureteral reflux: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Julio Onofre de Oliveira Tavares, Carla Labonia Passos, Maria Beatriz Mendes de Souza, Mila Torii Corrêa Leite, Luiz G Freitas Filho
Published: 202610.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162733
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Renal scarring (RS) is a significant long-term complication of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), traditionally diagnosed by dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy-a costly imaging modality involving ionizing radiation. Non-invasive serum…
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