[Evaluation of the usefulness of imaging techniques in children with urinary tract diseases].
OBJECTIVE
We assessed the usefulness of imaging diagnostic methods specially ultrasonography (USG) in children with urinary tract diseases.


METHODS
Children (n=190, 111-girls and 79 boys) aged from 2 moths to 16 years with urinary tract diseases were enrolled in the study. The ultrasonography was performed in all subjects and accompanied with voiding cystography in 72, renal scintigraphy in 41 and urography in 29 cases.


RESULTS
Incorrect ultrasonography, voiding cystography, renal scintigraphy and urography were seen in children respectively as follows 42/190, 24/72, 38/41, 18/28. Amongst all the methods a correlation only between USG and urography was stated. When considering other techniques they were complementary in each case.


CONCLUSIONS
We conclude that the most sensitive method in imaging is renal scintigraphy.
Klinika Pediatrii 10. Wojskowego Szpitala Klinicznego z Poliklinika w Bydgoszczy.
Bogusław
B
Sakson
Agnieszka
A
Sakson
Joanna
J
Wyrebska-Ruge
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014567:Urography; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging