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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 variableIo, I, II (n=127)III (n=56)IV, V (n=35)No VUR (n=35)P*
Parenchyma widthNormal105 (83)34 (61)14 (40)29 (83)
Thinned22 (17)22 (39)21 (60)6 (17)
Kidney position, rotation, and outlineNormal124 (98)48 (86)25 (71)35 (100)
Irregular3 (2)8 (14)10 (29)0
Intensity of activityNormal76 (60)18 (32)5 (14)26 (74)
Decreased51 (40)38 (68)30 (86)9 (26)
Distribution of activityHomogenous100 (79)30 (54)16 (46)34 (97)
Nonhomogeneous27 (21)26 (46)19 (54)1 (3)
ScarNo119 (94)47 (84)27 (77)35 (100)0.001
Yes7 (6)9 (16)8 (23)0
* χ test.
DMSA – Tc-DMSA scintigraphy; VUR – vesicoureteral reflux.

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