The association of adult kidney size with childhood vesicoureteral reflux
| Autor: | Tuija Lahdes-Vasama, Hanna Roihuvuo-Leskinen, Kai Rönnholm, Kaija Niskanen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Nephrology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Urology Renal function Kidney Volume Kidney urologic and male genital diseases Vesicoureteral reflux Internal medicine medicine Humans Age of Onset Child Ultrasonography Vesico-Ureteral Reflux Body surface area Proteinuria urogenital system business.industry Infant Organ Size medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Blood pressure medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Nephrology. 28:77-82 |
| ISSN: | 1432-198X 0931-041X |
| Popis: | We used ultrasound to measure kidney volumes in adults with a history of childhood vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and assessed whether total renal volume, small kidney size or the thickness of the upper pole correlated with renal function or hypertension. The kidneys of 123 adults were studied by ultrasound, calculating their volumes using an ellipsoid formula normalised to body surface area (VolN). The thickness of the upper pole parenchyma and the number of small kidneys ( |
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