Purpose: To evaluate the amalgamation of scintigraphy and sonography techniques in prognosticating renal disease. Methods: All the patients were subjected to renal scintigraphy while 68 patients underwent renal ultras...Purpose: To evaluate the amalgamation of scintigraphy and sonography techniques in prognosticating renal disease. Methods: All the patients were subjected to renal scintigraphy while 68 patients underwent renal ultrasonography. Ninety-six patients’ imaging data was statistically analyzed including 43 females and 53 males. Renal U/S reported anatomical renal anomaly in 94.1% of patients versus 85.4% detected by scintigraphy. There were 41 patients out of 68 diagnosed with hydronephrosis and 21 of them were suffering from mild hydronephrosis as suggested by U/S imaging. The data were statistically analyzed using SPSS 21 software. Results: Renal scintigraphy of 41 hydronephrotic patients validated that 19 patients had non-obstructive bilateral pelvic dilation while the remaining 22 with mild to severe obstruction. Ultrasonography diagnosed 4 patients with renal obstruction. Conversely, renal scintigraphy validated 2 of them with renal obstruction based on renal function. Conclusions: Renal scintigraphy is not significant in diagnosing kidney disease;rather this is a vibrant imaging tool providing supplementary data based on renal function. An effectively targeted intervention regime can be achieved by correlating renal scintigraphy and renal ultrasonography results to minimize renal disease incidence.展开更多
Association of anterior and posterior urethral valve is a rare congenital anomaly causing lower urinary tract obstruction in children. This paper highlights our experience with a two-month-old boy with double urethral...Association of anterior and posterior urethral valve is a rare congenital anomaly causing lower urinary tract obstruction in children. This paper highlights our experience with a two-month-old boy with double urethral valves. Antenatal ultrasonography failed to detect any abnormality. At the age of 1 month, he presented with urinary dribbling, straining at micturition, and febrile urinary tract infection. Clinically, the urethra was dilated at micturition. Diagnosis was confirmed by retrograde urethrogram and urethroscopy. Endoscopic ablation of both valves was done by electrocautery hook.展开更多
Four children cases of osteodystrophy due to renal tubular disorders consisted of three of renal tubular acidosis and one of Fanconi’s syndrome were reported. Osteodystrophy due to renal tubular disorders in children...Four children cases of osteodystrophy due to renal tubular disorders consisted of three of renal tubular acidosis and one of Fanconi’s syndrome were reported. Osteodystrophy due to renal tubular disorders in children can be easily misdiagnosed as pituitary dwarf or pitui -tary diabetes inspidus because it often manifestes growth retardation and diabetes insipidus clinically.Radiological examination plays an important role in diagnosing this disease by detecting rickets changes of the bones.展开更多
文摘Purpose: To evaluate the amalgamation of scintigraphy and sonography techniques in prognosticating renal disease. Methods: All the patients were subjected to renal scintigraphy while 68 patients underwent renal ultrasonography. Ninety-six patients’ imaging data was statistically analyzed including 43 females and 53 males. Renal U/S reported anatomical renal anomaly in 94.1% of patients versus 85.4% detected by scintigraphy. There were 41 patients out of 68 diagnosed with hydronephrosis and 21 of them were suffering from mild hydronephrosis as suggested by U/S imaging. The data were statistically analyzed using SPSS 21 software. Results: Renal scintigraphy of 41 hydronephrotic patients validated that 19 patients had non-obstructive bilateral pelvic dilation while the remaining 22 with mild to severe obstruction. Ultrasonography diagnosed 4 patients with renal obstruction. Conversely, renal scintigraphy validated 2 of them with renal obstruction based on renal function. Conclusions: Renal scintigraphy is not significant in diagnosing kidney disease;rather this is a vibrant imaging tool providing supplementary data based on renal function. An effectively targeted intervention regime can be achieved by correlating renal scintigraphy and renal ultrasonography results to minimize renal disease incidence.
文摘Association of anterior and posterior urethral valve is a rare congenital anomaly causing lower urinary tract obstruction in children. This paper highlights our experience with a two-month-old boy with double urethral valves. Antenatal ultrasonography failed to detect any abnormality. At the age of 1 month, he presented with urinary dribbling, straining at micturition, and febrile urinary tract infection. Clinically, the urethra was dilated at micturition. Diagnosis was confirmed by retrograde urethrogram and urethroscopy. Endoscopic ablation of both valves was done by electrocautery hook.
文摘Four children cases of osteodystrophy due to renal tubular disorders consisted of three of renal tubular acidosis and one of Fanconi’s syndrome were reported. Osteodystrophy due to renal tubular disorders in children can be easily misdiagnosed as pituitary dwarf or pitui -tary diabetes inspidus because it often manifestes growth retardation and diabetes insipidus clinically.Radiological examination plays an important role in diagnosing this disease by detecting rickets changes of the bones.
