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Recurrent pyelonephritis

MedGen UID:
777013
•Concept ID:
C0748199
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0012787

Definition

Repeated episodes of pyelonephritis. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRecurrent pyelonephritis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Vesicoureteral Reflux in Adults with Urinary Tract Infections: Is There a Role for Treatment?
Salib A, Rudnick B, Murphy A
Curr Urol Rep 2020 Aug 12;21(10):35. doi: 10.1007/s11934-020-00990-3. PMID: 32785798
Cystitis and Pyelonephritis: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention.
Kolman KB
Prim Care 2019 Jun;46(2):191-202. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2019.01.001. PMID: 31030820
Controversies Regarding Management of Vesico-ureteric Reflux.
Babu R, Chowdhary S
Indian J Pediatr 2017 Jul;84(7):540-544. Epub 2017 May 6 doi: 10.1007/s12098-017-2359-4. PMID: 28477320

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Paraperitoneal inguinal hernia of ureter.
Drab L, Barla J, Vaško J, Muszka T, Minčík I
Rozhl Chir 2023;102(12):470-475. doi: 10.33699/PIS.2023.102.12.470-475. PMID: 38378462
Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux and Renal Scarring.
Mattoo TK, Mohammad D
Pediatr Clin North Am 2022 Dec;69(6):1115-1129. Epub 2022 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.07.007. PMID: 36880925
Bilateral ureteral reimplantation at complete primary repair of exstrophy: Post-operative outcomes.
Jarosz SL, Weaver JK, Weiss DA, Borer JG, Kryger JV, Canning DA, Groth TW, Lee T, Shukla AR, Mitchell ME, Roth EB
J Pediatr Urol 2022 Feb;18(1):37.e1-37.e5. Epub 2021 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.10.012. PMID: 34774430
Asian guidelines for urinary tract infection in children.
Yang SS, Tsai JD, Kanematsu A, Han CH
J Infect Chemother 2021 Nov;27(11):1543-1554. Epub 2021 Aug 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.07.014. PMID: 34391623
Vesicoureteral Reflux in Adults with Urinary Tract Infections: Is There a Role for Treatment?
Salib A, Rudnick B, Murphy A
Curr Urol Rep 2020 Aug 12;21(10):35. doi: 10.1007/s11934-020-00990-3. PMID: 32785798

Diagnosis

Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux and Renal Scarring.
Mattoo TK, Mohammad D
Pediatr Clin North Am 2022 Dec;69(6):1115-1129. Epub 2022 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.07.007. PMID: 36880925
Bilateral ureteral reimplantation at complete primary repair of exstrophy: Post-operative outcomes.
Jarosz SL, Weaver JK, Weiss DA, Borer JG, Kryger JV, Canning DA, Groth TW, Lee T, Shukla AR, Mitchell ME, Roth EB
J Pediatr Urol 2022 Feb;18(1):37.e1-37.e5. Epub 2021 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.10.012. PMID: 34774430
Asian guidelines for urinary tract infection in children.
Yang SS, Tsai JD, Kanematsu A, Han CH
J Infect Chemother 2021 Nov;27(11):1543-1554. Epub 2021 Aug 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.07.014. PMID: 34391623
Vesicoureteral Reflux in Adults with Urinary Tract Infections: Is There a Role for Treatment?
Salib A, Rudnick B, Murphy A
Curr Urol Rep 2020 Aug 12;21(10):35. doi: 10.1007/s11934-020-00990-3. PMID: 32785798
Controversies Regarding Management of Vesico-ureteric Reflux.
Babu R, Chowdhary S
Indian J Pediatr 2017 Jul;84(7):540-544. Epub 2017 May 6 doi: 10.1007/s12098-017-2359-4. PMID: 28477320

Therapy

Paraperitoneal inguinal hernia of ureter.
Drab L, Barla J, Vaško J, Muszka T, Minčík I
Rozhl Chir 2023;102(12):470-475. doi: 10.33699/PIS.2023.102.12.470-475. PMID: 38378462
Bilateral ureteral reimplantation at complete primary repair of exstrophy: Post-operative outcomes.
Jarosz SL, Weaver JK, Weiss DA, Borer JG, Kryger JV, Canning DA, Groth TW, Lee T, Shukla AR, Mitchell ME, Roth EB
J Pediatr Urol 2022 Feb;18(1):37.e1-37.e5. Epub 2021 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.10.012. PMID: 34774430
Controversies Regarding Management of Vesico-ureteric Reflux.
Babu R, Chowdhary S
Indian J Pediatr 2017 Jul;84(7):540-544. Epub 2017 May 6 doi: 10.1007/s12098-017-2359-4. PMID: 28477320
Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy.
Schneeberger C, Geerlings SE, Middleton P, Crowther CA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jul 26;2015(7):CD009279. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009279.pub3. PMID: 26221993Free PMC Article
Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy.
Schneeberger C, Geerlings SE, Middleton P, Crowther CA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Nov 14;11:CD009279. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009279.pub2. PMID: 23152271

Prognosis

The Pathogenesis of End-Stage Renal Disease from the Standpoint of the Theory of General Pathological Processes of Inflammation.
Gusev E, Solomatina L, Zhuravleva Y, Sarapultsev A
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Oct 23;22(21) doi: 10.3390/ijms222111453. PMID: 34768884Free PMC Article
Asian guidelines for urinary tract infection in children.
Yang SS, Tsai JD, Kanematsu A, Han CH
J Infect Chemother 2021 Nov;27(11):1543-1554. Epub 2021 Aug 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.07.014. PMID: 34391623
Probiotics prophylaxis in pyelonephritis infants with normal urinary tracts.
Lee SJ, Cha J, Lee JW
World J Pediatr 2016 Nov;12(4):425-429. Epub 2016 Apr 8 doi: 10.1007/s12519-016-0013-2. PMID: 27059742
Incidence of abnormal imaging and recurrent pyelonephritis after first febrile urinary tract infection in children 2 to 24 months old.
Juliano TM, Stephany HA, Clayton DB, Thomas JC, Pope JC 4th, Adams MC, Brock JW 3rd, Tanaka ST
J Urol 2013 Oct;190(4 Suppl):1505-10. Epub 2013 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.01.049. PMID: 23353046Free PMC Article
Renal scarring after acute pyelonephritis.
Jakobsson B, Berg U, Svensson L
Arch Dis Child 1994 Feb;70(2):111-5. doi: 10.1136/adc.70.2.111. PMID: 8129430Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

The Pathogenesis of End-Stage Renal Disease from the Standpoint of the Theory of General Pathological Processes of Inflammation.
Gusev E, Solomatina L, Zhuravleva Y, Sarapultsev A
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Oct 23;22(21) doi: 10.3390/ijms222111453. PMID: 34768884Free PMC Article
Armamentarium to treat primary vesicoureteral reflux in children.
Arlen AM, Kirsch AJ
Semin Pediatr Surg 2021 Aug;30(4):151086. Epub 2021 Jul 15 doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2021.151086. PMID: 34412883
Supernumerary kidneys: a clinical and radiological analysis of nine cases.
Rehder P, Rehwald R, Böhm JM, Grams AE, Loizides A, Pedrini M, Stühmeier J, Glodny B
BMC Urol 2019 Oct 17;19(1):93. doi: 10.1186/s12894-019-0522-0. PMID: 31623590Free PMC Article
Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy.
Schneeberger C, Geerlings SE, Middleton P, Crowther CA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jul 26;2015(7):CD009279. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009279.pub3. PMID: 26221993Free PMC Article
Incidence of abnormal imaging and recurrent pyelonephritis after first febrile urinary tract infection in children 2 to 24 months old.
Juliano TM, Stephany HA, Clayton DB, Thomas JC, Pope JC 4th, Adams MC, Brock JW 3rd, Tanaka ST
J Urol 2013 Oct;190(4 Suppl):1505-10. Epub 2013 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.01.049. PMID: 23353046Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy.
Schneeberger C, Geerlings SE, Middleton P, Crowther CA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jul 26;2015(7):CD009279. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009279.pub3. PMID: 26221993Free PMC Article
Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy.
Schneeberger C, Geerlings SE, Middleton P, Crowther CA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Nov 14;11:CD009279. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009279.pub2. PMID: 23152271

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