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 4 Number and percentage of kidneys in the group with non-dilated VUR (Io-II) that had abnormalities on DMSA scans and their relationships to VUR grade.
Dependent variable | Io (n=63) | I (n=26) | II (n=38) | P* | |
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Parenchymal width | Normal | 50 (79) | 21 (81) | 34 (89) | 0.412 |
Thinned | 13 (21) | 5 (19) | 4 (11) | ||
Kidney position, rotation, and outline | Normal | 61 (97) | 26 (100) | 37 (97) | |
Irregular | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | ||
Intensity of activity | Normal | 39 (62) | 13 (50) | 24 (63) | 0.513 |
Decreased | 24 (38) | 13 (50) | 14 (37) | ||
Distribution of activity | Homogenous | 52 (82) | 20 (77) | 28 (74) | 0.556 |
Nonhomogeneous | 11 (18) | 6 (23) | 10 (26) | ||
Scar | No | 59 (94) | 23 (92) | 37 (97) | |
Yes | 4 (6) | 2 (8) | 1 (3) | ||
* χ test. DMSA – Tc-DMSA scintigraphy; VUR – vesicoureteral reflux. |