Naslov
The use of contrast enhanced voiding ultrasonography in screening and follow-up of vesicoureteral reflux in pediatric patients: our experience

Autori
Skender Mateja, Jurca Ivana, Sjekavica Ivica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, pp prezentacija, stručni

Skup
European Congress of Radiology

Mjesto i datum
Beč, Austrija, 28.02.2018. - 04.03.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Dilatation, Developmental disease, Cystography / Uretrography, Contrast agent-other, Ultrasound, Urinary Tract / Bladder, Ultrasound physics, Contrast agents

Sažetak
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), defined as the retrograde flow of urine from the bladder back up the ureter into the kidney, is present in 30% to 40% of children with a UTI and is associated with a higher risk of renal scarring. It is a congenital condition that may resolve or improve over time. Because of the relatively high prevalence of renal scarring, it is prudent to understand how to identify VUR, potential problems associated with chronic VUR, and the most effective therapeutic strategies [2]. Our results indicate that CeVUS is a safe, accurate and, most importantly, a radiation-free procedure for VUR diagnosis with a higher sensitivity than VCUG. What is more, this procedure is highly practical and useful, especially because it is a dynamic and continuing examination with the possibility of repeatedly filling the bladder without doing any harm to the patient.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biotehnologija u biomedicini (prirodno područje, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničko područje)

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