Isotope renography in childhood enuresis. 1994

V G McDermott, and M V Merrick
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.

A retrospective review was performed of 100 enuretic children who underwent isotope renography during the period 1981-1989. Studies performed were Tc99mDMSA studies for renal size and to detect renal scarring and renography using Tc99mDTPA or MAG3 to evaluate excretion and detect vesicoureteric reflux. Fifty-five children had microbiological evidence of urinary tract infection (UTI), and 16 (29%) of these had abnormalities on their isotope studies. Forty-five had sterile urine and all had normal isotope studies. Thus despite recent reports of urodynamic abnormalities and increased incidence of reflux in patients with enuresis, our findings indicate that standard nuclear medicine renal studies show few abnormalities in patients with monosymptomatic enuresis. The 29% incidence of abnormal studies in patients with enuresis and UTIs suggests that the presence of infection should be an indication for further investigation in this subgroup of enuretic children.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D008297 Male Males
D011866 Radioisotope Renography Graphic tracing over a time period of radioactivity measured externally over the kidneys following intravenous injection of a radionuclide which is taken up and excreted by the kidneys. Renography,Radioisotope Renographies,Renographies,Renographies, Radioisotope,Renography, Radioisotope
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004113 Succimer A mercaptodicarboxylic acid used as an antidote to heavy metal poisoning because it forms strong chelates with them. DMSA,Dimercaptosuccinic Acid,2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid,Butanedioic Acid, 2,3-Dimercapto-, (R*,S*)-Isomer,Chemet,Ro-1-7977,Succicaptal,Succimer Antimony Sodium Salt, (R*,S*)-Isomer,Succimer, (R*,R*)-(+,-)-Isomer,Succimer, Dipotassium Salt,Succimer, Disodium Salt,Succimer, Monosodium Salt,Succimer, Rhenium Salt,Succimer, Tin Salt,Tin Dimercaptosuccinate,meso-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid,2,3 Dimercaptosuccinic Acid,Acid, 2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic,Acid, Dimercaptosuccinic,Acid, meso-Dimercaptosuccinic,Dimercaptosuccinate, Tin,Dipotassium Salt Succimer,Disodium Salt Succimer,Monosodium Salt Succimer,Rhenium Salt Succimer,Ro 1 7977,Ro17977,Tin Salt Succimer,meso Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
D004775 Enuresis Involuntary discharge of URINE after expected age of completed development of urinary control. This can happen during the daytime (DIURNAL ENURESIS) while one is awake or during sleep (NOCTURNAL ENURESIS). Enuresis can be in children or in adults (as persistent primary enuresis and secondary adult-onset enuresis).
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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