External validation of a clinical prediction rule on the need for radiologic imaging to identify urological disorders in adult patients with febrile urinary tract infections.

The article presents the discussion on identifying urological disorders in adult patients with febrile urinary tract infections. Topics include urgent decompression establishing as a requisite step in the management of infected hydronephrosis secondary to ureteric stones; and showing history of kidney transplantation, known presence of polycystic kidney disease, current nephrostomy, no CT imaging and current urethral catheterisation.