SAN DIEGO -- Antibiotic prophylaxis may help to protect kidneys of kids with vesicoureteral reflux during febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to another look at the RIVUR trial. Among ...

The most significant risk factors for renal scarring in children with primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) are high-grade reflux, age at VUR diagnosis greater than five years, and male gender, ...

Renal infarction in cardiac amyloidosis may not be as rare as previously thought, especially in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a French study recently published in the Mayo ...

Older age and a second episode of urinary tract infection identified as risk factors. Renal scarring in children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is more likely to occur in older rather than younger ...

A renal scan involves the use of nuclear radioactive material to examine your kidneys and assess their function. A renal scan is also known as a renal scintigraphy, nuclear renal imaging, or a ...