Primary care physicians poorly educated on vesicoureteral reflux
Many providers try to treat VUR on their own. And fewer than half are aware of the use of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid to treat VUR in children.
San Francisco-Urologists could do a better job educating pediatricians and family practitioners about vesicoureteral reflux. That's the message from a national survey of primary care providers conducted by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Many providers try to treat VUR on their own. And fewer than half are aware of the use of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid (Dx/HA [Deflux]) to treat VUR in children.
Pediatricians delaying referral of vesicoureteral reflux patients
March 1st 2012Results of a survey of pediatricians' practice patterns for children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) are worrisome in showing these primary care practitioners are retaining their patients longer before referring them to a specialist.
Relatives of vesicoureteral reflux patients at risk for related morbidity
March 1st 2012Radiologically proven VUR was present in 11 mothers and seven fathers as well as in 36 second-degree relatives (aunts, uncles, grandparents) and 73 third-degree relatives (65 first cousins and eight great-aunts, -uncles or -grandparents) of 259 VUR patients in an Irish study.
