Hello doctor, I have a 10 month old daughter. She had UTI several times. After VCUG, we realized that she has VUR grade 2 in both kidneys. The DMSA scans interpretation was that low lying small sized right kidney with a cortical defect in inferior half. Mild reduced cortical function in inferior pole of the left kidney with prominent PSC. The renal function of the right kidney is 30 % and left kidney is 70 %. What can we do now?
Hello. Sorry to hear about your daughter. As you rightly infer, she is having vesicoureteric reflux. Right more affected than left. This severity of affection is usually not expected though from grade II reflux. Hence, there is a possibility of independent kidney affection for her, apart from VUR, by birth. However, that does not affect our management. It is just an observation. As per current guidelines, her management involves: Hope the answer helped you. Feel free to revert if you have any more query. For more information consult a nephrologist online -->