Intravenous Urograpphy Findings among Patients Presenting to Rivers State University Teaching Hospital-A Two Years Retrospective Study

Abstract

Background: Conventional intravenous urography (IVU) is an imaging modality of choice used in evaluating urinary system especially in the third world countries despite recent advancement in imaging Aim: This study is aimed at analyzing the IVU findings in a tertiary center in South-South Nigeria. Study design and settings: A retrospective, observational study was conducted in the Radiology Department of Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH). From 1st February 2021 to 28th February 2023. Data analysis: Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 version. The level of statistical significance was set at p<0.05. Results: A total of 133 data were analyzed. The age of the study group was between 7 to 72years with a mean age of 39.29 ± 13.63 years. Majority of the age group was 36-46 years (n=49, 36.8%). Females presented more for IVU in this study. The commonest indication is uterine fibroids. Normal IVU was seen in 40(30.1%) of the patients and others had one pathology or the other. Commonest renal pathology was hydronephrosis. There was a significant association between indications and gender (P=0.0001). Conclusion: This study shows that more female presented for IVU which tallies with uterine fibroids being the commonest indication. The commonest finding was hydronephrosis. There was significant association between gender and indications for the study (P=0.0001).