Ultrasound measurement of umbilical vein diameter in normal pregnancy and correlation with gestational age and fetal weight

Oriji, Peter Chibuzor; Oriji, PeterChibuzor; Okechukwu, Chidiebere Emmanuel; Ubom, AkaninyeneEseme; Briggs, DatonyeChristopher; Ugwoegbu, J. U.; Bosrotsi, PanebiYao; Addah, AbednigoOjanerohan; Abasi, Isaac Joel; Adesina, AdedotunDaniel

doi:10.4103/njm.njm_104_22

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“…This could be best explained that there are racial and geographical differences that could be attributed to the gestational changes that occur during fetal development". A recent study by Enefia et al [19] revealed that "the right FKL (3.74 ± 0.81 cm) was slightly longer than the left FKL (3.66 ± 0.88 cm) while similar studies by Khalaf & Hassein [24] and Zamir et al [25] countered that the left FKL was slightly higher than the right FKL. In this current study, the mean right and left FKL measurements were relatively the same as observed".…”

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Correlation between Fetal Kidney Length and Gestational Age among Pregnant Women Attending Image Diagnostic Centre, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria

Bob-Manuel

Adheke

Ekeanyanwu

2023

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Background: The obstetric management of a pregnancy depends on the knowledge of an accurate gestational age particularly in unregistered case. Aim: The aim of the study is determine how accurately fetal kidney length (FKL) could estimate gestational age (GA) using ultrasonography. Materials and Methods: The study involved 200 participants with 20 to 40 weeks pregnancies, referred to the Radiology Department of Image Diagnostic Center, Rumuola Port Harcourt for obstetric ultrasound scan, within a three-month period. The left and right fetal kidney lengths were measured and data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 23.0. Linear regression equations were deduced. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the measurements of the right and left kidneys. There was a strong positive correlation between gestational age (GA) and right kidney length (RKL) (r = .998, p < 0.01) and left kidney length (LKL) (r = .998, p < 0.01). Regression formulae used for predicting GA using right and left FKL was 9.9494(RKL) + 0.3058, and 9.9404(LKL) + 0.3468, respectively. Conclusion: FKL proved to be a reliable predictor of gestational age of pregnancies in the second and third trimesters.

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