Serial 99mTc dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scans after urinary infections presenting before the age of 5 years.

G Verber, I; T Meller, S

doi:10.1136/adc.64.11.1533

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Serial 99mTc dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scans after urinary infections presenting before the age of 5 years.

Published in Archives of disease in childhood • Nov 1, 1989

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I G Verber

S T Meller

Abstract

Forty five children presenting with a first proven urinary tract infection under the age of 5 years were studied by sequential 99mTc dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scans. Forty nine kidneys in 40 children had definite defects at presentation, and 39 (80%) of these defects were still present when the...

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