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Do children with primary nocturnal enuresis have a retarded bone age? A cross‐sectional study
Author(s) -
NUHOĞLU BARIS̨,
AYYILDIZ ALI,
FIDAN VECIHI,
CEBECI ÖZDEN,
KOS̨AR UĞUR,
GERMIYANOĞLU CANKON
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01241.x
Subject(s) - enuresis , nocturnal , medicine , cross sectional study , etiology , pediatrics , significant difference , pathology
Objective: Nocturnal enuresis is a common pediatric problem, the etiology of which is unclear. In recent years, various studies have been published stating that children with nocturnal enuresis exhibit growth and skeletal maturation retardation. Methods: In this cross‐sectional study, we included 27 patients (16 boys, 11 girls) between the ages of 6 and 14 years who had presented with primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE) complaints. We included in the evaluation 19 healthy subjects (12 boys, 7 girls), who were the siblings of the children with PNE, as the control group. Results: The patients in both groups were similar in chronological age, bone age, height and weight, with no significant difference between groups ( P > 0.05). Conclusion: The two groups in our study consisted of the same genetic background. Thus, our results were found to be different from the previous studies. We have concluded that there is no direct relationship between enuresis nocturnal and skeletal maturation.