Sonographic measurement of renal size in normal North Indian children.
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2015-03
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Objective: To determine the renal size in normal North Indian children by renal sonography. Design: Hospital based (outpatient based) cross sectional observational study. Material and methods: Total 1198 normal children aged 1 month to 12 years were included in the study. Sonographic assessment of renal size (length, width and thickness) was performed using Philips, multi frequency (3.5, 5 and 7.5 Mhz) linear and convex probes in B-mode. The mean renal dimensions and volume were calculated for each age group with ± 2SD. The renal length and calculated renal volume were correlated with somatic parameters like age, weight, height, and body surface area (BSA). Linear Regression equations were derived for each variable. Results: A strong correlation was seen between renal size and renal volume with various somatic parameters (age, weight, height, BSA), (coefficient of correlation = 0.9). Conclusion: This study provides values of renal size (mean± 2SD) in normal North Indian children and its correlation with age, weight,height, and BSA. Renal size can be easily calculated by derived linear regression equation.
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Somatic parameter, Kashmiri, Kidney,, Size, Sonography
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Hamid Abdul, Tariq Syed, Ishaq Mohammad, Ganie Farooq Ahmad, Roohi Shagufta, Akhter Shazia, Rashid Mohsin. Sonographic measurement of renal size in normal North Indian children. International Archives of Integrated Medicine. 2015 Mar; 2(3): 47-53.