Morphological Study of Kidney in Cadavers of Western Maharashtra Region

Abstract

The Kidneys are the most important organs responsible for removing excess water, salts and waste products from the blood and for maintenance of blood pH. Dimensions of kidney vary in a large interval from birth to adulthood. Changes in kidney length, parenchymal width (PW), cortex width (CW) or volume can be associated with atherosclerotic renal diseases, arterial hypertension, atherosclerotic renovascular disease, or diabetes mellitus or to be indicative of these. The renal dimensions can also be an indicator for unilateral glomerular filtration rate. The coronal section study of kidney provides good knowledge in cases of chronic renal diseases and renal transplantation. The purpose of this study was to determine the anatomical parameters of the kidney in adults. Weight, length, breadth, maximum anteroposterior thickness, cortical width, parenchymal widths were studied in 100 adult cadaveric kidneys. The data was statistically analysed. No statistical significance was seen with respect to the difference in right and left side. But the differences which are frequently seen i.e. length of left kidney greater than the right was also found in the present study, resulting in greater breadth and thickness on the right side. Males had slightly higher values than females, though not statistically significant. The mean values provided in the study could be of use to surgeons, radiologists and nephrologists.

Renal Hypoplasia: Case Literature Review

“…In other case, both kidneys were atrophied with fetal lobulations. In one case case, right kidney showed a thin slender mass of parenchyma and left kidney showed uneven hypertrophy at upper pole [19].…”