ULTRASOUND SCREENING OF ASYMPTOMATIC SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WITH VESICOURETERAL REFLUX: A LONG-TERM FOLLOWUP STUDY

Given the lower incidence and seemingly innocuous nature of VUR in older asymptomatic siblings of known patients with reflux, observation alone in this group is an acceptable form of management. If either parental or physician anxiety exists in this approach, then conventional US offers a reliable alternative to invasive VCUG screening in this population.