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Normal VCUG Report Template (Pediatric Voiding Cystourethrogram)
Normal pediatric voiding cystourethrogram report template: catheter placement, bladder filling and capacity, bladder contour, no vesicoureteral reflux during filling and voiding, urethra on voiding images and post-void residual, with the International Reflux Study grading scale and notes on PUV, cyclic VCUG and the AAP febrile UTI guideline.
EXAMINATION: Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), fluoroscopic. CLINICAL HISTORY: [indication, e.g. “Febrile urinary tract infection at 8 months of age with hydronephrosis on renal ultrasound, evaluate for vesicoureteral reflux” / “Antenatal hydronephrosis” / “Sibling with vesicoureteral reflux”] COMPARISON: [None available. / Renal and bladder ultrasound dated x.] TECHNIQUE: Under sterile conditions, a [x] French feeding tube / catheter was placed in the bladder via the urethra [after application of topical anesthetic]. [Clear urine was obtained. / Urine was sent for culture.] A scout image of the abdomen and pelvis was obtained. The bladder was filled with dilute water-soluble iodinated contrast by gravity drip until voiding, with intermittent pulsed fluoroscopy and spot images of the bladder during early filling, at capacity, and of each ureterovesical junction during filling and voiding. Oblique views of the urethra were obtained during voiding [with the catheter in place / after catheter removal]. Post-void images of the bladder and renal fossae were obtained. [Cyclic VCUG with x filling-voiding cycles was performed.] Bladder volume at voiding: [x] mL (expected capacity for age approximately [x] mL). Fluoroscopy time: [x] seconds. FINDINGS: Scout: Normal bowel gas pattern. No urinary tract calcification. Normal lumbosacral spine without a bony spinal dysraphism. Bladder: Smooth-walled and normal in contour during filling and at capacity. No trabeculation, diverticulum, ureterocele or filling defect. Normal bladder base. Bladder capacity is appropriate for age. Vesicoureteral reflux: No vesicoureteral reflux into either ureter during filling, at capacity, or during voiding. [No reflux on x cycles.] Urethra: The urethra is normal in caliber and contour throughout during voiding. [Male: The posterior urethra is normal in caliber without a posterior urethral valve, dilatation or an abrupt change in caliber at the membranous urethra. The anterior urethra is normal.] [Female: Normal spinning-top appearance within normal limits for age / normal urethra.] No stricture or diverticulum. Voiding: The patient voided spontaneously with a normal, continuous stream. Post-void: Minimal to no residual contrast in the bladder. No contrast in the ureters or renal collecting systems on the post-void image. Complications: None. The catheter was removed at the end of the examination. IMPRESSION: 1. Normal voiding cystourethrogram. No vesicoureteral reflux. 2. Normal bladder and urethra. [No posterior urethral valve.] Vesicoureteral reflux grading (International Reflux Study Committee): Grade I, reflux into a non-dilated ureter only; Grade II, reflux into the renal pelvis and calyces without dilatation; Grade III, mild to moderate dilatation of the ureter and pelvis with mild blunting of the fornices; Grade IV, moderate dilatation and tortuosity of the ureter with blunting of the fornices but preserved papillary impressions; Grade V, gross dilatation and tortuosity of the ureter, pelvis and calyces with loss of the papillary impressions and intrarenal reflux.
Dictation notes
- Grade reflux on the International Reflux Study scale (I-V) for each side separately and say the phase in which it appeared (filling versus voiding) and whether it cleared on the post-void image — low-pressure filling reflux and reflux that fails to drain carry more weight than voiding-only grade I.
- The urethra must be imaged during voiding, obliquely, in every boy: posterior urethral valves show as a dilated, elongated posterior urethra with an abrupt caliber change and a thick, trabeculated bladder, and a VCUG that does not include a voiding urethral image has not excluded them.
- Fill to capacity and let the child void: reflux is pressure-dependent, and a study stopped at a bladder volume well below the expected capacity for age ((age in years + 2) x 30 mL, or weight-based in infants) is a limited study and should be labelled one. Cyclic filling in infants increases detection.
- Report the bladder wall, diverticula, ureteroceles and the spine on the scout: a trabeculated bladder with a diverticulum, or a sacral anomaly, redirects the workup from simple reflux to neurogenic bladder or obstruction.
- Current practice (AAP guideline) reserves VCUG after a first febrile UTI for children with an abnormal renal ultrasound, atypical or recurrent infection; state the indication so the study is defensible, and keep the fluoroscopy time and dose in the report — pulsed fluoroscopy and last-image-hold are the pediatric standard.
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