altay, derya fırat üniversitesi - tıp fakültesi - çocuk gastroenteroloji, hepatoloji ve beslenme bilim dalı, Elazığ, Turkey , kara, aslıhan fırat üniversitesi - tıp fakültesi - çocuk nefroloji bilim dalı, Elazığ, Turkey , doğan, yaşar fırat üniversitesi - tıp fakültesi - çocuk gastroenteroloji, hepatoloji ve beslenme bilim dalı, Elazığ, Turkey

Urinary System Pathologies in Pediatric Patients with Celiac Disease

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Objective: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the urinary system pathologies, one of the extra-intestinal findings of celiac disease. Materials and Methods: Urinalysis, serum urea and creatinine levels, and urinary system sonography at time of diagnosis in order to assess urinary pathologies accompanying to celiac disease in pediatric patients who were followed in our hospital between January, 2006 and July, 2016 were reviewed retrospectively. Results: Pathology in urinalysis and/or on sonography was detected in 8 (8.5%) of 94 patients with celiac disease included. In two cases, there was pathology in both urinalysis and sonography. There was hematuria in one case, recurrent urinary tract infection in one case and proteinuria in three cases in urinalysis while there was nephrolithiasis, pelvic ectasia, hydroureteronephrosis, Nutcracker syndrome and horseshoe kidney detected in one case for each on sonography. Conclusion: It was found that celiac disease and pathologies of the urinary system were associated with each other in our study. Patients diagnosed with celiac disease should be investigated in terms of possible urinary system pathologies.

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Child , celiac disease , urinary system

Fırat University Medical Journal Of Health Sciences

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