Acute 99mTc DMSA Scan Predicts Dilating Vesicoureteral Reflux in Young Children With a First Febrile Urinary Tract Infection

Abstract

Our results reveal the usefulness of acute (99m)Tc DMSA scan for predicting dilating VUR in children with a first febrile urinary tract infection. A voiding cystourethrography is indicated in only children with abnormalities found on a (99m)Tc DMSA and/or a US. The presence of dilating VUR predisposes to developing RS and new scars.