2017
Validation of the ureteral diameter ratio for predicting early spontaneous resolution of primary vesicoureteral reflux
Arlen AM, Kirsch AJ, Leong T, Cooper CS. Validation of the ureteral diameter ratio for predicting early spontaneous resolution of primary vesicoureteral reflux. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2017, 13: 383.e1-383.e6. PMID: 28256423, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2017.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary vesicoureteral refluxUreteral diameter ratioVesicoureteral refluxReflux gradeSpontaneous resolutionVUR gradeMultivariable modelUreteral diameterDistal ureteral diameter ratioGrade of VURLargest ureteral diameterPersistent vesicoureteral refluxVesicoureteral reflux gradeGrade of refluxImportant prognostic factorSpontaneous resolution rateValuable prognostic informationL3 vertebral bodyUnit increaseExternal validation studyHighest likelihood ratioVUR timingPersistent diseasePrimary outcomePrognostic factors
2016
Vesicoureteral Reflux Index: Predicting Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux Resolution in Children Diagnosed after Age 24 Months
Garcia-Roig M, Ridley DE, McCracken C, Arlen AM, Cooper CS, Kirsch AJ. Vesicoureteral Reflux Index: Predicting Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux Resolution in Children Diagnosed after Age 24 Months. Journal Of Urology 2016, 197: 1150-1157. PMID: 27939835, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResolution/improvementAge 24 monthsReflux indexIndex scoreReflux gradeUreteral abnormalitiesImprovement/resolutionVesicoureteral reflux gradeGrade of improvementHigh grade refluxPrimary vesicoureteral refluxMedian resolution timesProportional subdistribution hazards modelSubdistribution hazard modelVesicoureteral reflux resolutionGrade refluxDifferent time pointsSD ageLatest followupVesicoureteral refluxReflux resolutionVoiding cystourethrogramFemale genderInclusion criteriaDiagnosis increases