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 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. | |||