| Radiologic Evaluation About Urinary Tract Infection In Children. |
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Soon Wha Kim1, Byung Rai Cho1, Don Hee Ahn1, Keun Chan Sohn1, Chong Hyun Yoon2 |
1Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
2Department of Radiology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea |
| 소아 요로 감염증에 대한 방사선 검사 결과의 관찰 |
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김순화1, 조병래1, 안돈희1, 손근찬1, 윤종현2 |
1국립의료원 소아과
2국립의료원 방사선과 |
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Received: 12 July 1988 • Accepted: 30 November 1988 |
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| Abstract |
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There had been total 165 cases of urinary tract infection who had been admitted to the ward of
pediatrics, National Medical Center from ]an. 1986 to Sept. 1987. Among these, 80 cases had indication of radiologic evaluation; they were the first-documented urinary tract infection in male patients,
the first documented urinary tract infection in female patients younger than 6 years of age, the first
infection presenting as severe clinical pyelonephritis and the second infection in girls. In 80 cases,
ultrasound and voiding cystourethrography were performed. Intravenous pyelopraphy was performed
only when there had been any abnormality in above two studies. Among these, 37 patients were
neonates and total male to female ratio was 1:0.6. Abnormal finding of ultrasound were noted in 26
cases (32.5%), which were hydronephrosis and/ or hydroureter in 10 cases, calyx or pelvic dilatation
in 8 cases, focal or diffuse enlargement in 5 cases. Chronic pyelonephritis with renal scarring in 3 cases
and renal abscess in 2 cases.
Vesicoureteral reflux finding in voiding cystourethrography were noted in 12 cases (15%) and there
were noted the grade 1 reflux in 3 cases, grade 11 in 1 case, grade III in 4 cases, grade IV in 2 cases
ad grade V in 2 cases
Abnormal findings in intravenous pyelography were noted in 11 cases μ4.4%) with a leading one
of hydronephrosis and/ or hydroureter in 7 cases, chronic pyelonephritis with scarring in 2 cases, calyx
or pelvic dilatation in 1 cases and mass in 1 case.
Associated urinary tract abnormality were noted in 9 cases and abnormalities were detected more
by intravenous pyelography than ultrasonography.
Abnormal findings as Iike hydronephrosis and/ or hydroureter, renal scarring calyx or pelvic
dilatation, renal abscess were detected more by ultrasonography than intravenous pyelography. It
was concluded that ultrasonography could successfully replace intravenous pyelography as a screening imaging procedure for the urinary system. And intravenous pyelography was needed only when
uItrasonography and/or cystourethrography results were abnormal. |
| Key Words:
Radiologic findings, Urinary tract infection, childhood |
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