Incidence of Abnormal Imaging and Recurrent Pyelonephritis after First Febrile Urinary Tract Infection in Children 2 to 24 Months Old

Abstract

Despite normal renal-bladder ultrasound after a first pyelonephritis episode, a child may still have vesicoureteral reflux, recurrent pyelonephritis and the need for surgical intervention. If voiding cystourethrogram is deferred, parents should be counseled on these risks.