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Body growth in urinary tract malformations

C Seidel1, F Schaefer, K Schärer

  • 1Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.

Pediatric Nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
|April 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Children with obstructive urinary tract malformations showed improved growth trajectories over time. While final height was near normal, the exact cause of growth disturbance and recovery remains unclear.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Auxology

Background:

  • Obstructive urinary tract malformations can impact child development.
  • Growth disturbances are a concern in children with these conditions.
  • Auxological methods offer new insights into growth patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze body height and height velocity in children with obstructive urinary tract malformations.
  • To investigate growth patterns and potential influencing factors over time.
  • To compare growth in affected children with normal populations.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal auxological analysis of 54 children over a mean of 8.7 years.
  • Utilized new auxological methods for detailed growth assessment.
  • Employed stepwise multiple regression to explore treatment and growth correlations.

Main Results:

  • 9% of patients presented with height more than 2 standard deviations below the mean at diagnosis.
  • Significant improvements in standard deviation scores (SDS) were observed in both hydronephrosis and non-hydronephrosis groups.
  • Growth velocity curves mirrored those of healthy children, including a normal pubertal spurt.
  • Final and target heights were comparable to the normal population.

Conclusions:

  • Children with obstructive urinary tract malformations can exhibit significant growth recovery.
  • The precise etiology of growth disturbance and the factors driving recovery require further investigation.
  • While antibiotic treatment duration showed a potential link, no definitive medical or surgical treatment was clearly attributed to improved growth.

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