Sonographic Biometry of Normal Kidney Dimensions among School-age Children in Nsukka, Southeast, Nigeria

Eze, CU; Agwu, Kenneth K.; Dn, Ezeasor; Agwuna, KK; Aronu, Ann Ebele; Mba, EI

doi:10.7727/wimj.2012.010

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“…It was shown that there was no correlation between renal length and body weight of the individual and also no relation between BMI [32]. Thus these observations were in agreement with the studies conducted by Eze, et al [29] and Younus et al [31] 50 obese and 50 non-obese children and adolescent aged 1-19 years were included in a study for estimation of relationship between renal length and body mass index (BMI) by Soheilipour, et al [2] 100 children and adolescent were screened ultrasonographycally and the longest longitudinal measurement in deep inspiration was taken as the kidney length. Mean height of the control group was (144.44 ± 23) cm and for obese group was (145.9 ± 22.05) cm.…”

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“…Anthropometric measurements like height, weight, abdominal circumference and body mass index (BMI) were also recorded. In this study, authors had established prediction models of the kidney lengths of corresponding side in millimeters according to BMI and these are: a) Left kidney length=0.01×child BMI+6.72, r ² =0.05 b) Right kidney length=0.08×child BMI+6.72, r ² =0.13 [28] Eze et al [29] estimated kidney dimensions among 947 apparently healthy school age children using sonography. Kidney dimensions obtained in coronal plane passing through the renal hilum, three times and the mean values were recorded.…”

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“…Pearson correlation coefficient of kidney length with BMI was r=0.688 which showed a moderate negative correlation and weight showed a moderate positive correlation where correlation coefficient is r=0.889. They explained it on the basis of rapid body growth that occurring before the attainment of mature body morphology at adult stage [29]. El-Reshaid et al [30] estimated sonographic values of renal dimensions in 252 patient aged 18-80 yrs.…”

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“…Among 18 different studies, most of the studies revealed significant positive correlation between renal length and BMI among particular population group [2,7,9,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]30,33]. In five studies we were failed to find any significant relationship [11,20,29,31,32]. Hence, a larger population group has to be included in the study for a particular demographic area to find out any effective relationship between renal length and BMI.…”

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Relation between Renal Length and Renal Volume with Patient’s BMI: A Critical Appraisal

Paul¹,

Talhar²,

Sontakke³

et al. 2016

Anat Physiol

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In urological and nephrological practices, evaluation of kidney size imparts a valuable diagnostic parameter. Age, gender, body mass index, pregnancy and co-morbid conditions such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension are supposed to affect the renal size. Measurements of renal dimensions can be carried out by using different modern techniques like ultrasonography, CT scan and MRI. On the other hand body mass index (BMI) provides information to know the patient's obesity which is based on patient's height and weight. Information available from one particular region may not satisfy the other region as renal parameters varies with different ethnic group and body size. In this prospective, reviewing literature of different studies evaluated so far to predict the relationship between renal dimensions and BMI is carried out. These studies revealed that most of renal parameters were positively correlated with body size of an individual, therefore they can be used to estimate the size and volume of kidney. Moreover, the standard normal reference ranges for renal volume and size can serve as gold standard and acts as an adjunct to judge the atrophic or hypertrophic condition of kidney. Hence, establishing relationship between measured renal dimensions and BMI will serve as a useful guideline for detection of diseased condition of kidney. This paper sets out to present published data on researches that has fortified knowledge and understanding of correlation between different renal parameters and BMI, keeping in mind different demographic background. Thus here we are putting a comprehensive account of the studies carried out globally to establish the inter-relationship between renal dimensions with BMI which definitely helps the nephrologists in early diagnosing the renal diseases.

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Section: Bmi Influencing Renal Lengthmentioning

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Relation between Renal Length and Renal Volume with Patient’s BMI: A Critical Appraisal

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Talhar²,

Sontakke³

et al. 2016

Anat Physiol

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“…Serial volume measurements can be used to track the normal growth pattern of kidneys and to follow the known pathology of kidney in children. The establishment of normal kidney values in routine imaging tests can serve as a baseline for the diagnosis of kidney disease associated with changes in size, such as acute or chronic pyelonephritis (4) . There are several methods for measuring renal sizes, including abdominal CT and MRI.…”

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Sonographic Dimensions of Normal Kidney among Children

Aloraini

Aldahmashi

2018

Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Background: the measurement techniques vary between operators, and there is a lack in standards for measuring either renal length or volume. Individual observation shows that optimal sonographic technique varies with sonography system and transducer combination. Objectives: the purpose of this review was to combine the sonographic measurements and morphology of normal kidney among children obtained. Materials and Methods: An electronic search was conducted in CINAHL, EMBASE, and MEDLINE databases. The search resulted in 42 relevant studies, from which 8 studies were met the inclusion criteria. The information was extracted from these studies. Results: in the included studies, the length of right kidney ranged from 4 cm to 7.9 cm. Three studies from the all eight studies of this review revealed that the mean length of the right kidney was 7.6 cm, the rest five studies was with length ranged between 4.2 cm to 6.8 cm and the length of left kidney ranged between 4 cm to 8.4 cm. There are two studies found that length was equal both in right and left kidneys. Conclusion: Assessment of kidney size using sonography can be an early screening technique for these conditions especially among children.

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Birth weight influences the kidney size and function of Bangladeshi children

Ferdous

Raqib

et al. 2017

J Dev Orig Health Dis

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Early-life conditions influence organ growth patterns and their functions, as well as subsequent risk for non-communicable chronic diseases in later life. A limited number of studies have determined that in Bangladesh, kidney size relates to its function among children as a consequence of the maternal and postnatal conditions. The present study objectives were to determine early-life conditions in relation to childhood kidney size and to compare their influences on kidney function. The study was embedded in a population-based prospective cohort of 1067 full-term singleton live births followed from fetal life onward. Kidney volume was measured by ultrasound in children at the age of 4.5 years (range 45-64 months), and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was assessed at the age of 9 years (range 96-116 months). The mean (s.d.) kidney volume of children at 4.5 years was 64.2 (11.3) cm3, with a significant mean difference observed between low birth weight and normal birth weight children (P<0.001). The multivariable model showed, changes in status from low birth weight to normal birth weight children, with kidney volume increases of 2.92 cm3/m2, after adjusting for the child's age, sex, maternal age and early pregnancy body mass index, and socio-economic index variables. One-unit change in kidney volume (cm3/m2) improved the eGFR to 0.18 ml/min/1.73 m2. The eGFR in low birth weight children was 5.44 ml/min/1.73 m2 less than that in normal birth weight children after adjustments. Low birth weight leads to adverse effects on kidney size and function in children.

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Sonographic Biometry of Normal Kidney Dimensions among School-age Children in Nsukka, Southeast, Nigeria

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Relation between Renal Length and Renal Volume with Patient’s BMI: A Critical Appraisal

Relation between Renal Length and Renal Volume with Patient’s BMI: A Critical Appraisal

Sonographic Dimensions of Normal Kidney among Children

Birth weight influences the kidney size and function of Bangladeshi children

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