Do children with primary nocturnal enuresis have a retarded bone age? A cross-sectional study.
OBJECTIVE
Nocturnal enuresis is a common pediatric problem, the etiology of which is unclear. In recent years, various studies have been published stating that children with nocturnal enuresis exhibit growth and skeletal maturation retardation.


METHODS
In this cross-sectional study, we included 27 patients (16 boys, 11 girls) between the ages of 6 and 14 years who had presented with primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE) complaints. We included in the evaluation 19 healthy subjects (12 boys, 7 girls), who were the siblings of the children with PNE, as the control group.


RESULTS
The patients in both groups were similar in chronological age, bone age, height and weight, with no significant difference between groups (P>0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The two groups in our study consisted of the same genetic background. Thus, our results were found to be different from the previous studies. We have concluded that there is no direct relationship between enuresis nocturnal and skeletal maturation.
Ministry of Health, Ankara Training and Teaching Hospital, 2nd Urology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey. drbnuhoglu@hotmail.com
Baris
B
Nuhoğlu
Ali
A
Ayyildiz
Vecihi
V
Fidan
Ozden
O
Cebeci
Uğur
U
Kosar
Cankon
C
Germiyanoğlu
D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004775:Enuresis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male