A Case of High Grade Vesicoureteral Reflux in Infancy Detected Early through the Sibling Screening Test

Lee, Dong-Ki; Shin, Yun-Hye; Yu, Jey-Un; Pai, Ki-Soo

J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol > Volume 8(2); 2004 > Article

J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol 2004;8(2): 256-261.

형제선별검사로 유아기에 조기 진단된 심한 방광요관역류 1례

이동기, 신윤혜, 유재은, 배기수

¹아주대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
²아주대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
³아주대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
⁴아주대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실

A Case of High Grade Vesicoureteral Reflux in Infancy Detected Early through the Sibling Screening Test

Dong-Ki Lee, Yun-Hye Shin, Jey-Un Yu, Ki-Soo Pai

¹Department of Pediatrics,Ajou University College of Medicine
²Department of Pediatrics,Ajou University College of Medicine
³Department of Pediatrics,Ajou University College of Medicine
⁴Department of Pediatrics,Ajou University College of Medicine

ABSTRACT

We report a case of severe(gradeV) unilateral vesicoureteral reflux(VUR) without any renal damage in a 6-month-old boy through the early sibling screening test for VUR, whose old brother had reflux nephropathy. The early detection of VUR aroused us to take special precautions to prevent urinary tract infection in this patient. We believe that this approach was helpful to reduce the risk of renal damage in this patient and are reporting the case with a brief review of related literatures. It is our firm suggestion that screening for vesicoureteral reflux should be carried out in every child who has siblings with reflux nephropathy.

Key words: Screening for vesicoureteral reflux | Prevention of UTI | Reflux nephropathy