Aklan Hameed M, Mikhlafy Abdullah
Department of Radiology, University of Science and Technology School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a, Yemen.
Department of Community Medicine, University of Science and Technology School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a, Yemen.
Eurasian J Med. 2018 Jun;50(2):71-74. doi: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2018.170304. Epub 2018 Jun 1.
To analyze intravenous urography (IVU) findings in a tertiary reference center.
A retrospective, observational study was conducted in a tertiary reference center. The radiology reports of 1,470 patients subjected to IVU in the period from January 2008 to December 2012 were retrieved from the tertiary reference center databases. Patients' demographic characteristics, type of care (inpatient or outpatient), and IVU radiologic findings were reviewed and analyzed.
Of 1470 patients, approximately two-thirds were males. The mean age of the patients was 39.12±14.80 years (range: 2-95). Most of them were inpatients (92.9%; 1365/1470). The IVU findings were abnormal in 68.8% (1012/1470) of patients. Urinary tract calculi were the most frequent type of calculi observed among patients (36.8%; 541/1470), and the kidney was the most frequently affected organ by calculi (66.5%; 541/814). Hydronephrosis was the second most frequent finding, being observed in 29.7% (436/1470) of patients.
The presence urinary tract calculi was the most frequent IVU finding, revealing that urolithiasis could be the main indication for IVU.
分析一家三级转诊中心的静脉肾盂造影(IVU)检查结果。
在一家三级转诊中心开展了一项回顾性观察研究。从该三级转诊中心数据库中检索了2008年1月至2012年12月期间接受IVU检查的1470例患者的放射学报告。对患者的人口统计学特征、护理类型(住院或门诊)以及IVU放射学检查结果进行了回顾和分析。
1470例患者中,约三分之二为男性。患者的平均年龄为39.12±14.80岁(范围:2 - 95岁)。他们大多为住院患者(92.9%;1365/1470)。68.8%(1012/1470)的患者IVU检查结果异常。尿路结石是患者中最常见的结石类型(36.8%;541/1470),肾脏是受结石影响最频繁的器官(66.5%;541/814)。肾积水是第二常见的检查结果,在29.7%(436/1470)的患者中观察到。
尿路结石的存在是最常见的IVU检查结果,表明尿路结石可能是IVU的主要适应证。