INTRODUCTION There is no well-defined follow-up scheme available to reliably detect persistent or recurrent vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) after endoscopic therapy (ET), but also to reduce postoperative invasive diagnostics in these children. Our aim was the evaluation of possible predictors of persistence and recurrence of VUR, in order to elaborate and test a risk-adapted follow-up regimen. MA...

(99m)Tc dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scans can provide accurate diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis, its sequelae (renal scars) and differential renal function (DRF). The purposes of this retrospective study were (1) to assess the relationship between DRF obtained during acute pyelonephritis and at follow-up, and (2) to elucidate the value of initial DRF in predicting subsequent renal sca...

Objective: To examine the effect of warm and cold ischemia on functions of the operated kidney in cases with a normal contralateral kidney undergoing nephron sparing surgery. Methods: This study enrolled 40 patients with a normal contralateral kidney and without a renal function threatening risk factor, who were operated with NSS. The patients were randomized at admission. They were divided int...

We have shown that superparamagnetic iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles with a surface functionalization of dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) are an effective sorbent material for toxic soft metals such as Hg, Ag, Pb, Cd, and Tl, which effectively bind to the DMSA ligands and for As, which binds to the iron oxide lattices. The nanoparticles are highly dispersible and stable in solutions, have a larg...

OBJECTIVES To identify predictors of tibial and dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) chelatable lead in 543 organolead manufacturing workers with past exposure to organic and inorganic lead. METHODS In this cross sectional study, tibial lead (by 109Cd K-shell x ray fluorescence), DMSA chelatable lead (4 hour urinary lead excretion after oral administration of 10 mg/kg), and several exposure measure...

The Gorham-Stout disease is a very rare condition, characterized by lymphovascular proliferation and massive bone resorption. We present a 48-year-old male patient with osteolysis involving the left femoral head and neck, as well as to the ipsilateral acetabulum. Besides the morphological imaging, he underwent bone scintigraphy, technetium-99m-V-dimercaptosuccinic acid [99mTc(V)-DMSA] single ph...

urinary tract infection (uti) may lead to irreversible changes in renal parenchyma. early diagnosis using scintigraphy with technetium-99 m -labeled dimercaptosuccinic acid (dmsa) scan and early treatment may decrease or prevent development of renal parenchymal lesions. the aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of renal parenchymal lesion in children admitted with a first-time symptoma...