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[en] Aim: Comparison of results 99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphy in children with urinary tract infections (UTI) and vesicouretheric reflux (VUR) to results in children with UTI without VUR. Material and Methods: 99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphy was done in 170 children with UTI, in 88 of whom were presented VUR, proved by micturating cysto-urethrography (MCU). In 13 of them grade of VUR was I, in 30 grade II, in 23 grade was III, in 17 IV, and in 5 grade of was V. In 82 children with UTI, VUR could not be detected by MCU. Findings of 99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphy were classified as: 1. normal, 2. probably normal, 3. equivocal, 4. probably abnormal, 5. abnormal. Results:In patients with UTI and VUR incidence of abnormal findings was 49% (43/88), normal 43% (38/88), and equivocal findings were 8% (7/88). The highest abnormal finding incidence was found in 5 patients with VUR grade V (100%). In VUR grade IV incidence of abnormal findings was 71%. In patients with VUR grade I 77% findings were normal, in patients with VUR grade II 53% findings were normal, and in patients with VUR grade III 30% findings were normal. In patients with UTI without VUR incidence of abnormal findings was 10% (8/82), normal 83% (68/82), and equivocal findings were 7% (6/82). Conclusion: In patients with UTI and VUR incidence of abnormal 99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphy findings was significantly higher, particularly in children with higher grade of VUR, than in patients with UTI without VUR (p<0,001). Results of our study confirmed importance of 99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphy in investigation of children with UTI
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8. Congress of the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology; Santiago (Chile); 29 Sep - 2 Oct 2002
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World Journal of Nuclear Medicine; ISSN 1450-1147;
; v. 1(suppl.2); p. 279

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AGE GROUPS, ANIMALS, BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BODY, COUNTING TECHNIQUES, DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DISEASES, HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI, INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES, ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES, ISOTOPES, MAMMALS, MAN, NUCLEI, ODD-EVEN NUCLEI, ORGANS, PRIMATES, RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING, RADIOISOTOPES, TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES, VERTEBRATES, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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