a Record control number 000260542400017

a ISSN 0931-041X

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number WJ 140

b Item number .P74 2008

a Personal name Soylu, Alper.

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title Predictors of renal scar in children with urinary infection and vesicoureteral reflux.

c Statement of responsibility, etc Alper Soylu, Belde Kasap Demir, Mehmet Türkmen, Özlem Bekem, Murat Saygı, Handan Çakmakçı, Salih Kavukçu.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2008.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Springer,

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :

a Summary, etc We evaluated the predictors of renal scar in children with urinary tract infections (UTIs) having primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Data of patients who were examined by dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy between 1995 and 2005 were evaluated retrospectively. Gender, age, reflux grade, presence/development of scarring, breakthrough UTIs, and resolution of reflux, were recorded. The relation of gender, age and VUR grade to preformed scarring and the relation of gender, age, VUR grade, presence of preformed scarring, number of breakthrough UTIs and reflux resolution to new scarring were assessed. There were 138 patients [male/female (M/F) 53/85]. Multivariate analysis showed that male gender [odds ratio (OR) 2.5], age >= 27 months in girls (OR 4.2) and grades IV-V reflux (OR 12.4) were independent indicators of renal scarring. On the other hand, only the presence of previous renal scarring was found to be an independent indicator for the development of new renal scar (OR 13.4). In conclusion, while the most predictive variables for the presence of renal scarring among children presenting with a UTI were male gender, age >= 27 months in girls, and grades IV-V reflux, the best predictor of new scar formation was presence of previous renal scarring.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pediatrics

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Urology & Nephrology

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Urinary-Tract-Infection

a Main entry heading Pediatric Nephrology

g Relationship information DEC 2008, Vol 23 Issue 12, p2227-2232

x International Standard Serial Number 0931041X

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-008-0907-x