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<journal-id>2183-1351</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Radiológica Portuguesa]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Radiol Port]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2183-1351</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Radiologia e Medicina Nuclear]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2183-13512021000100017</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.25748/arp.20918</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[A Urossonografia Miccional Seriada no Diagnóstico do Refluxo Vesicoureteral em Idade Pediátrica - A Experiência de um Centro Hospitalar]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Contrast&#8209;Enhanced Voiding Urosonography for the Diagnosis of Paediatric Vesicoureteral Reflux - A Single Centre Experience]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Martins]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rute]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tiago]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garcês]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Filipa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Marreiros]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patrícia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Patrício]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Henrique]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve Serviço de Radiologia de Faro ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Faro ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade do Algarve Campus Gambelas Algarve Biomedical Center ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Faro ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve Serviço de Pediatria ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Faro ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade do Algarve Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Faro ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>17</fpage>
<lpage>23</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2183-13512021000100017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2183-13512021000100017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2183-13512021000100017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo 20. Introdução: A urossonografia tem vindo a ser considerada uma excelente alternativa à cistouretrografia miccional seriada para o diagnóstico do refluxo vesicoureteral (RVU) em crianças, com sensibilidade semelhante e sem exposição à radiação ionizante. Sendo um dos pioneiros no nosso país, este método foi implementado no Serviço de Radiologia no Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve (CHUA) em 2017. O objetivo deste artigo é fornecer uma descrição técnica da urossonografia e analisar os seus resultados desde a sua implementação. 21. Métodos: Estudo unicêntrico retrospetivo de caracterização demográfica, indicações clínicas, achados imagiológicos e avaliação de segurança de exames de urossonografia, realizados num período de cerca de 3 anos. 22. Resultados: Foram realizadas um total de 105 urossonografias em 98 crianças. Relativamente à indicação clínica que motivou a sua realização, a mais frequente foi a presença de infeção urinária febril recorrente (29,5%) e a menos frequente o seguimento de RVU (10,5%). Em 35,2% dos exames verificámos a presença de RVU. O grau de refluxo mais frequentemente observado foi o grau II (8,2%) e o menos frequente o grau V (2,9%), não tendo sido identificado nenhum refluxo de grau I. Não foram registadas quaisquer intercorrências relativas ao uso do meio de contraste (SonoVue®). 23. Discussão: A urossonografia revelou ser uma técnica segura, com elevada qualidade das imagens e com uma boa sensibilidade para avaliar patologia do trato urinário. 24. Conclusão: É expectável o aumento da recetividade da urossonografia no estudo da patologia nefrológica pediátrica, nomeadamente no que diz respeito aos consensos internacionais para o diagnóstico do refluxo vesicoureteral.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract 29. Background: Contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (ceVUS) has become, in recent years, an excellent alternative method to flouroscopic voiding cystourethrogram for the diagnose of vesicoureteral reflux in children, with comparable sensitivity and absence of ionizing radiation. In our country, this method has been implemented at the Serviço de Radiologia of the Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve (CHUA) in 2017. The objective of this paper is to provide a detailed description of the technique and analyse its results since implementation. 30. Methods: Single-centre retrospective study of demographic characterization, clinical indications, imaging findings and safety assessment of urosonography exams, performed over a period of about 3 years. 31. Results: A total of 105 ceVUS have been performed in 98 children. The most frequent clinical indication for this exam was recurrent febrile urinary tract infection (29.5%) and the least frequent the follow-up of vesicoureteral reflux (10.5%). In 35.2% of exams, reflux was observed. The most frequent reflux grade was grade II (8.2%), and the least frequent was grade V (2.9%). Grade I reflux was not identified in any patient. No adverse events were found regarding the use of the contrast agent (SonoVue®). 32. Discussion: CeVUS is a safe technique, with excellent-quality images and good sensitivity to evaluate urinary tract disease. 33. Conclusion: It is expected an increase in the receptivity of the urosonography for the study of paediatric nephropathology, namely in what concerns the international consensus for the diagnose of vesicoureteral reflux.]]></p></abstract>
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