Assessment of Hydroureteronephrosis in Children Using Diuretic Radionuclide Ureterography

The need for assessment of ureteric function in the patient with an obviousely dilated ureter has increased particularly with the added spectrum of asymptomatic patients presenting with hydrone-phrosis and hydroureter on antenatal and perinatal ultrasound. To assess the influence of ureteral status on kidney washout during -DTPA diuretic renography, ureteral images were reviewed in 80 children referred for hydronephrosis. A scintigraphically...