Young SW, Farid Z, Bassily S, El Masry NA. Efficacy of medical treatment of schistosomal obstructive uropathy as determined by 131I-Hippuran renography.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1978;
72:627-30. [PMID:
734719 DOI:
10.1016/0035-9203(78)90017-2]
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Abstract
Ten male patients with obstructive uropathy secondary to Schistosoma haematobium and with associated bacteriuria were evaluated with serial urograms, renograms and renal function tests (endogenous creatinine clearance, maximal urinary concentration and total hydrogen ion excretion) before and after medical treatment. The mean duration of follow-up was 4.2 months. Significant improvement was observed in the renograms and the renal function tests while the degree of obstructive uropathy as determined by urography remained essentially unchanged. Thus the renogram can be a more sensitive test for evaluating the efficacy of treatment in patients with schistosomal obstructive uropathy.
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