1. Complete Remission of Renal Scarring in Follow-Up DMSA Renal Scintigraphy After Urinary Tract Infection.
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Hosokawa, Takahiro and Uchiyama, Mayuki
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URINARY tract infections , *PROTEINURIA , *SEX distribution , *HYPERTENSION , *VESICO-ureteral reflux , *FISHER exact test , *TECHNETIUM compounds , *DISEASE remission , *AGE distribution , *SEVERITY of illness index , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *MANN Whitney U Test , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *NUCLEAR medicine , *MEDICAL records , *ACQUISITION of data , *KIDNEY diseases , *DATA analysis software , *CASE studies , *RADIONUCLIDE imaging - Abstract
Our study aimed to investigate the association between the characteristics of patients/images and complete remission of renal scarring shown in the first chronic phase Technetium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scintigraphy images in children with urinary tract infection (UTI). Fifty children, who underwent the chronic phase of DMSA scintigraphy more than twice following UTI diagnosis and had renal scarring in the first chronic phase DMSA renal scintigraphy, were enrolled. They were classified into 2 groups: with and without complete remission of renal scarring on the second chronic phase DMSA renal scintigraphy. Renal scarring was classified into 3 grades based on severity per the image findings. Seven cases had complete remission from renal scarring. There were significant differences in age and severity. Renal scarring might be completely reversed in young children without severe findings on DMSA renal scintigraphy. Additional chronic phase examination may aid in follow-up completion and patients' peace of mind. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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