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 3 Comparison of abnormalities on DMSA scan (number and percentage of kidneys) in groups with non-dilated and dilated VUR and no VUR.
Dependent variable | Io, I, II (n=127) | III (n=56) | IV, V (n=35) | No VUR (n=35) | P* | |
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Parenchyma width | Normal | 105 (83) | 34 (61) | 14 (40) | 29 (83) | |
Thinned | 22 (17) | 22 (39) | 21 (60) | 6 (17) | ||
Kidney position, rotation, and outline | Normal | 124 (98) | 48 (86) | 25 (71) | 35 (100) | |
Irregular | 3 (2) | 8 (14) | 10 (29) | 0 | ||
Intensity of activity | Normal | 76 (60) | 18 (32) | 5 (14) | 26 (74) | |
Decreased | 51 (40) | 38 (68) | 30 (86) | 9 (26) | ||
Distribution of activity | Homogenous | 100 (79) | 30 (54) | 16 (46) | 34 (97) | |
Nonhomogeneous | 27 (21) | 26 (46) | 19 (54) | 1 (3) | ||
Scar | No | 119 (94) | 47 (84) | 27 (77) | 35 (100) | 0.001 |
Yes | 7 (6) | 9 (16) | 8 (23) | 0 | ||
* χ test. DMSA – Tc-DMSA scintigraphy; VUR – vesicoureteral reflux. |