TY - JOUR T1 - Detection of bladder trabeculation by voiding cystourethrography and sonography: observations in boys with posterior urethral valves JF - World Journal of Pediatric Surgery JO - World Jnl Ped Surgery DO - 10.1136/wjps-2020-000245 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - e000245 AU - Jonas Thüminger AU - Bernhard Haid AU - Josef Oswald Y1 - 2021/06/01 UR - http://wjps.bmj.com/content/4/3/e000245.abstract N2 - Background As trabeculated bladder wall is often referred to as a sign of chronically increased intravesical pressure, we investigated whether voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) or sonography reliably predicts bladder trabeculation on later urethrocystoscopy.Methods A total of 76 consecutive patients (2012–2017) with cystoscopically confirmed posterior urethral valves (PUV) and pre-endoscopy VCUG were included. Sonography data were available for 68 of these patients. Radiological findings were reassessed and compared with endoscopic findings using Fisher’s exact test and Spearman’s rank assessment.Results VCUG showed a sensitivity of 83.3% and a specificity of 30% in predicting trabeculation on a later urethrocystoscopy, with no significant difference in determining mild or severe forms (p=0.51). Sonography proved a sensitivity of 27.6% and a specificity of 70%, with no correlation between sonographic signs and trabeculation on cystoscopy (r=0.1311). In addition, vesicoureteral reflux had no significant influence as a possible pressure pop-off mechanism on the development of trabeculation in our group.Conclusions While VCUG predicts bladder trabeculation in children with PUV with limited reliability, sonography mostly fails to detect trabeculation. Therefore, such findings should only be used with utmost caution in relation to clinical decision-making.Data are stored by the authors and their institutions and are available upon reasonable request. ER -