Sonographic measurements and appearance of normal kidneys in children

Han, Bing; Babcock, Diane S.

doi:10.2214/ajr.145.3.611

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“…Most of the studies in the literature observed that the left kidney is longer than the right, but in our study there was no statistical significance among the right and left kidneys with respect to the length. This finding has also been observed in the other studies earlier by few authors (Han & Babcock, 1985). The present study also observed that the width at the superior pole and thickness at inferior pole were same for both the kidneys.…”

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Morphometric Parameters of the Human Adult Kidney: An Anatomical Study

Murlimanju

Kumar

et al. 2014

Int. J. Morphol.

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SUMMARY:The purpose of this study was to determine the anatomic parameters of the kidney in adults. The Renal lengths, width at superior and inferior poles, thickness at the superior and inferior poles were measured in 151 adult cadaver kidneys. A digital vernier caliper was used for performing the measurements. The data were statistically analyzed. The mean renal length was 8.9 ± 0.9 cm on the right side and 9.1 ± 0.9 cm on the left side. The mean width of the superior pole of the right kidney was 4.9 ± 0.6 cm and the left kidney was 5 ± 0.7 cm. The width of inferior pole of the right and left kidneys were 4.8 ± 0.6 cm and 4.5 ± 0.7 cm respectively. The mean thickness of the superior pole of the right kidney was 3 ± 0.4 cm and left kidney was 3.2 ± 0.5 cm. The mean thickness of the inferior pole of the right and left kidneys were 3.1 ± 0.4 cm and 3.2 ± 0.5 cm respectively. There was no statistical significance with respect to the length of both the kidneys. However there was some data on width and thickness among the right and left side showed the difference which was significant statistically. The present study has provided additional information on the renal morphometry which will be of use to the surgeons and radiologists.

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“…The deviation of renal parameters from established normal values is an important criterion in diagnosing kidney disease (Kadioglu, 2010;Han & Babcock, 1985). In the standard textbook of nephrology, the normal length of the kidney was described as 11 ± 1 cm on the right side and 11.5 ± 1 cm long on the left side (Parisky et al, 1995).…”

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Morphometric Parameters of the Human Adult Kidney: An Anatomical Study

Murlimanju

Kumar

et al. 2014

Int. J. Morphol.

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“…None of these patients had a history of renal disease, nor did they develop a renal disorder after one year follow-up. Because previous articles [3,5] have shown that in healthy pediatric subjects (neonates and infants excluded) echogenicity of the renal parenchyma is not increased, we believe that hyperechogenicity of renal parenchyma can be a nonspecific finding, a sign of (abdominal) illness varying from appendicitis to ileocecitis, infectious gastroenteritis or otherwise, rather than an indicator of renal disease. Only one study reported that renal echogenicity equal to the liver parenchyma is a nonspecific finding and does not suggest renal disease; that study, however, included only adults [10].…”

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“…Evaluation of the kidneys is a routine part of abdominal US. The normal renal cortex in older infants, children, and adults should be less echogenic than the liver parenchyma [3][4][5][6][7]. Only in neonates and infants is increased echogenicity of the renal parenchyma a normal finding [6].…”

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Increased Echogenicity of Renal Cortex: A Transient Feature in Acutely Ill Children

Wiersma

Toorenvliet

Ruige

et al. 2008

American Journal of Roentgenology

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“…12 The values were plotted onto the renal growth charts (renal length versus age) according to the reference values obtained by Han & Babcock. 12 Thus, renal units were classified into four groups according to their position on the graph: 1) above the 95th percentile; 2) between the 50th and 95th percentiles; 3) between the 5th and 50th percentiles; and 4) below the 5th percentile. All infants who had complete MDK involution were submitted to at least two ultrasound scans to confirm the absence of cysts.…”

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Tratamento conservador do rim displásico multicístico: curso clínico e ultra-sonográfico

Rabelo¹,

Oliveira²,

Silva³

et al. 2005

J. Pediatr. (Rio J.)

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Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical course and ultrasound outcome of prenatally detected multicystic dysplastic kidney.Methods: Fifty-three children with unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney detected by prenatal ultrasound between 1989 and 2004 were included in the analysis. All children were submitted to conservative management with follow-up visits every six months. Follow-up ultrasound examinations were performed at six-month intervals during the first two years of life and yearly thereafter. The following clinical parameters were evaluated: blood pressure, urinary tract infection, renal function, and growth. The following ultrasound parameters were evaluated: involution of multicystic dysplastic kidney and contralateral renal growth.Results: The mean follow-up time was 68 months. Two children presented hypertension during follow-up and five had urinary tract infection (only one with recurrent episodes). There was no malignant degeneration of multicystic dysplastic kidney. A total of 334 ultrasound scans were analyzed. US scan demonstrated involution of the multicystic dysplastic kidney in 48 (90%) cases, including complete involution in nine (17%). The involution rate was faster in the first 30 months of life. There was progressive compensatory renal hypertrophy of the contralateral renal unit; the rate of growth was greater in the first 24 months of life. Conclusion:The results of prolonged follow-up of children with conservatively managed multicystic dysplastic kidney suggest that clinical approach is safe, the incidence of complications is small, and that there is a clear tendency for multicystic dysplastic kidney to decrease in size. Our data also suggest that the involution rate of multicystic dysplastic kidney as well as the growth of the contralateral kidney is greater in the first 24 months of life.J Pediatr (Rio J). 2005;81(5):400-4: Multicystic kidney, management, hypertension, ultrasonography.

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Sonographic measurements and appearance of normal kidneys in children

Cited by 251 publications

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Morphometric Parameters of the Human Adult Kidney: An Anatomical Study

Morphometric Parameters of the Human Adult Kidney: An Anatomical Study

Increased Echogenicity of Renal Cortex: A Transient Feature in Acutely Ill Children

Tratamento conservador do rim displásico multicístico: curso clínico e ultra-sonográfico

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