abstract   background: hydronephrosis is the most common congenital condition that is detected by prenatal ultrasonography. moreover, the widespread use of prenatal ultrasonography results in an increased recognition of fetal hydronephrosis. prenatal hydronephrosis is diagnosed at an incidence of 1:100 to 1:500 by ultrasonographic studies. the presence of hydronephrosis is not synonymous with o...

BACKGROUND/AIM Ureteropelvic junction obstruction and vesicoureteral reflux are the most frequent entities identified on the basis of antenatal hydronephrosis. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and pattern of abnormal renal scintigraphy findings in postnatal investigation of children with antenatal hydronephrosis. METHODS Twenty-four infants (19 boys and five girls) present...

DMSA (meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid) adalah suatu senyawa dengan gugus sulfhydryl yang mampu berikatan secara chelation berbagai logam berat. Awalnya dimanfaatkan sebagai antidotum keracunan berat, namun seiring berjalannya ilmu pengetahuan, berhasil ditandai menggunakan Tc-99m Pertechnetate dan dimaanfaatkan luas dalam bidang kedokteran nuklir. scan telah digunakan nefrourologi, terutama un...

The purpose of the study was to determine the incidence of vesicoureteric reflux (VUR), renal scars and hypertension in asymptomatic siblings of children with VUR. The study comprised 105 siblings of patients with VUR. Their age ranged from 4 months to 6.3 years. All had a direct radionuclide voiding cystography (DRVC) performed, and VUR was detected in 47 of 105 (45%). High grade VUR in the fi...

INTRODUCTION There is no well-defined follow-up scheme available to reliably detect persistent or recurrent vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) after endoscopic therapy (ET), but also to reduce postoperative invasive diagnostics in these children. Our aim was the evaluation of possible predictors of persistence and recurrence of VUR, in order to elaborate and test a risk-adapted follow-up regimen. MA...

background: diagnosis of kidney scar could prevent vesico urethral reflax and its complications such as hypertension and renal failure. this study was conducted to determine average kidney length and volume in infants by sonography to accurate diagnosis of scars. methods: this study was conducted on infants with the history of uti who referred to imam reza hospital, kermanshah iran, for dmsa sc...

The intrathoracic kidney is one of the rare causes congenital ectopic kidney. present study discusses a case referred to our clinic with pre-diagnosis renal agenesis and diagnosis 9-year-old patient who applied complaining abdominal pain. left could not be shown in ultrasonography for patient's In Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy performed on this, was detected far above its n...

Febrile urinary tract infection is one of the commonest infections in the childhood. Unrecognized and untreated childhood UTI can lead to scarring of the growing kidneys with subsequent hypertension and renal failure. This study has been done at a tertiary care medical centre to study the clinico biological and imaging correlation in children with first episode of febrile UTI. Renal function te...