為了解泌尿道感染兒童合併泌尿道異常之情形,本研究收集了180位確定診斷為泌尿道感染之兒童,於治療完成後,接受voiding cystourethrography (VCUG)及intravenous pyelography (IVP)或腎臟超音波檢查者。結果有泌尿道異常者78例(43.3%),其中以膀胱輸尿管逆流最多,計67例(37.2%),膀胱輸尿管接合處狹窄者5例(2.8%),輸尿管腎盂接合處狹窄者3例(1.7%),雙重輸尿管3例(1.7%)。比較VCUG, IVP及腎臟超音波之診斷率,發現VCUG之敏感度為98.7%,準確度為100%,IVP之敏感度為42.6%,準確度為98.4%,腎臟超音波檢查之敏感度為56.3%,準確度為93.8%。我們發現以腎臟超音波檢查取代IVP是很理想的方法,並且提早做VCUG檢查其可信度仍很高。
Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG), intravenous pyelography (IVP), and/or renal sonography were performed in 180 children with urinary tract infections. Underlying genitourinary tract anomalies were found in 78 patients (43.3%), including vesico-ureteric reflux in 67 patients (37.2%), ureteropelvic junction stenosis in 3 patients (1.7%), vesicoureteric junction stenosis in 5 patients (2.8%), double ureter in 3 patiepts (1.7%). Comparing the results of VCUG, IVP and sonography demonstrated that sensitivity and specificity were 87.7% and 100% respectively by VCUG, 42.6% and 98.4% by IVP, 563% and 93.8% by sonogram. The detection rate of sonography was similar to that of IVP. It is therefore suggested that children with documented urinary tract infections should be investigated using the non- invasive techniques of VCUG and sonography. If sonography reveals any abnormalities, IVP should be performed subsequently.