Sonographic renal length and volume of normal Thai children versus their Chinese and Western counterparts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Renal size is an important indicator in the diagnosis of renal diseases and urinary tract infections in children.

Purpose

The purpose of this study is twofold. First, it aimed to measure the renal length and calculate the renal volume of normal Thai children using 2-dimensional ultrasonography (2D-US) and study their correlations with somatic parameters. Second, it aimed to compare the age-specific renal size of normal Thai children with the published data of their Western and Chinese counterparts.

Methods

A total of 321 children (150 boys, 171 girls; age, 6-15 years) with a normal renal profile were prospectively recruited. All subjects underwent 2D-US by an experienced pediatric radiologist and the renal length, width, and depth were measured. Renal volum

SUBMITTER: Rongviriyapanich C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7738768 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature