01 March 2021: Clinical Research
Types of Parenchymal Changes Diagnosed on DMSA Scans of Kidneys Affected by Different Grades of Vesicoureteral Reflux
Adela Arapović 1ABCDEF , Ante Punda 2ABDF , Dubravka Brdar 3BCDF , Vesna Čapkun 3BCDF , Diana Bajo 4BCEF , Daniela Veljačić 1BCEF , Hrvoje Punda 5BDEF , Ana Simičić-Majce 1BDEF , Mirna Saraga-Babić 6CDEF , Katarina Vukojević 6CDEF , Marijan Saraga 12ABCDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929617
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929617
Table 2 Comparison of mean ages (median, min–max) at VUR diagnosis and DMSA scan and VUR grade versus time elapsed (median, min–max) from VUR diagnosis to DMSA scan.
| Age (years) | Time elapsed from diagnosis of VUR to DMSA scan (years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis of VUR | DMSA scan | ||
| VUR grade | |||
| Io | 2.1 (0.5–2.3) | 4.0 (0.75–11.75) | 1.6 (−0.33–9.1) |
| I | 1.8 (0.33–7.4) | 7.2 (1.2–17.75) | 3.8 (0–16.9) |
| II | 1.0 (0.25–8.75) | 4.4 (0.75–17.7) | 3.0 (0.08–14.9) |
| III | 1.37 (0.17–9.7) | 4.4 (0.42–17.1) | 1.6 (0–16.7) |
| IV | 0.42 (0.17–7.33) | 4.0 (0.5–17.1) | 2.8 (0–16.7) |
| V | 0.42 (0.08–2) | 7.6 (5.2–16) | 6.4 (4.9–15.5) |
| Control group | 1.0 (0.25–9.7) | 3.9 (0.83–15.2) | 1.1 (0–14.33) |
| Total | 1.25 (0.08–9.7) | 4.7 (0.42–17.7) | 1.9 (−0.33–16.9) |
| DMSA – Tc-DMSA scintigraphy; VUR – vesicoureteral reflux. | |||