Ultrasonic renal length as an indicator of renal fibrosis severity in non-diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Debate continues regarding the potential of the ultrasonic renal length to serve as an indicator for evaluating the advancement of renal fibrosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study investigates the independent association between renal length and renal fibrosis in non-diabetic CKD patients and assesses its diagnostic performance.

Methods

From April 2019 to December 2021, 144 non-diabetic patients diagnosed with CKD who underwent a renal ultrasound examination and kidney biopsy were prospectively enrolled. Patients were categorized into the mild fibrosis group (n = 70) and the moderate-severe group (n = 74) based on the extent of fibrotic involvement. Ultrasonic renal length was measured from pole-to-pole in the coronal plane. A receiver operating characte

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11937224 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature