Pleural Thickening after Pleural Effusion: How can we Follow-Up in Children?

Introduction: No clear information exists about the factors affecting pleural thickening following parapneumonic effusion in children. We aimed to investigate factors that affect the resolving time of pleural thickening after parapneumonic effusion.

Methods: Between the years of 2007-18, 91 patients, which were followed due to diagnosis of pleural thickening after parapneumonic effusion, were assessed.

Unenhanced urinary CT: value of parenchymal attenuation measurements in differentiating acute vs. chronic renal obstruction.

Objective: We aimed to search if the renal parenchymal attenuation measurements on unenhanced CT scans could be useful in differentiating acutely obstructed kidneys from chronic cases or unobstructed kidneys.

Material And Methods: Unenhanced CT scans of 101 patients were retrospectively reviewed. Thirty-two patients with unilateral acute renal obstruction, 34 patients with unilateral chronic renal obstruction due to various reasons and 35 control subjects were included in the study.