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 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. | |||