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Table 1 Distribution and types of lesion in the urinary tract.

From: Ultrasonographic screening of urinary schistosomiasis infected patients in Agulu community, Anambra state, southeast Nigeria

Organ and types of lesions

No.

%

Score*

1. Urinary bladder (n = 60)

   

   Shape - Normal

37

61.7

-

- Distorted

23

38.3

23

2. Bladder wall (n = 60)

   

   Normal

37

61.7

-

   Irregularity

15

25.5

30

   Thickening

6

10

12

   Mass

2

3.3

4

   Pseudopolyp

0

0

-

Urinary bladder intermediate score

  

69

3. Kidney (n = 60)

   

   Right pelvis not dilated

56

93.3

-

   Right pelvis moderately dilated

4

6.7

24

   Marked hydronephrosis

0

0

-

   Left pelvis not dilated

59

98.3

-

   Left pelvis moderately dilated

1

1.7

6

   Marked hydronephrosis

0

0

-

Upper urinary tract intermediate score

  

30

Final S. haematobium score

  

99

  1. *WHO (2000) recommended mode of scoring.
  2. n = number examined