Abnormal Ultrasound Findings After a Urinary Tract Infection in Children.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of urinary tract abnormalities detected in the ultrasound screening of children after a urinary tract infection episode, regardless of their age.

Methods

This cohort study included children aged 0-16 years who underwent urinary tract ultrasound screening after a urinary tract infection between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2015 in a paediatric university hospital in Finland. We excluded children with previously diagnosed pathologies of the urinary tract.

Results

A total of 2050 children were included in this study. Among these, 116 (5.7%, 95% confidence interval 4.7%-6.7%) children had an abnormal ultrasound. In children with pyelonephritis, 70% of the abnormal ultrasounds were found in children younger than 2 yea

SUBMITTER: Hakkola M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12420872 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature