01 March 2021 : Clinical Research
Types of Parenchymal Changes Diagnosed on DMSA Scans of Kidneys Affected by Different Grades of Vesicoureteral Reflux
Adela Arapović1ABCDEF, Ante Punda2ABDF, Dubravka Brdar3BCDF, Vesna Čapkun3BCDF, Diana Bajo4BCEF, Daniela Veljačić1BCEF, Hrvoje Punda5BDEF, Ana Simičić-Majce1BDEF, Mirna Saraga-Babić6CDEF, Katarina Vukojević6CDEF, Marijan Saraga12ABCDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929617
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929617
Table 1 Total number of cases of VUR of all grades in the study group and number of analyzed RUUs in the control group by side.
| VUR grade | RUU no. (%) | Left side | Right side |
|---|---|---|---|
| Io | 63 (24.9) | 29 | 34 |
| I | 26 (10.3) | 14 | 12 |
| II | 38 (15) | 17 | 21 |
| III | 56 (22.1) | 33 | 23 |
| IV | 25 (9.9) | 11 | 14 |
| V | 10 (4) | 5 | 5 |
| Control group | 35 (13.8) | 16 | 19 |
| Total | 253 | 125 | 128 |
| RUU – renal ureteral unit; VUR – vesicoureteral reflux. | |||