title: [Comparative sensitivity of intravenous urography, ultrasonography and DMSA scan in the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux nephropathy].
abstract: We compared the efficiency of the IVP, the ultrasound and the DMSA scan in the detection of pyelonephritic lesions during the evaluation of 165 kidneys in 83 children, aged up to 14 years, with vesicoureteric reflux. Our study showed an efficiency of 60.20% for the IVP, 29.60% for the ultrasound and 96.90% for the DMSA scan. These results clearly show that the best imaging method for detecting renal scars is the DMSA scan, followed by IVP and ultrasound.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Materno-Infantil Teresa Herrera, La Coruña, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomez Tellado
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vela Nieto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pais Piñeiro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Candal Alonso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D004113:Succimer; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014567:Urography; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D004113:Succimer
vernacular_title: Sensibilidad comparada de la urografía intravenosa, la ecografía y el DMSA scan en la detección de la nefropatía del reflujo vesicoureteral.