case presentation a preterm neonate with suspicious rt renal mass and oligohydramnios at prenatal ultrasound was hospitalized due to respiratory distress and hypertension. although postnatal ultrasound showed enlarged echogenic rt kidney and normal sized echogenic lt kidney, regarding to linear array transducer findings, arpkd was considered rather than renal mass. the diagnosis was confirmed a...

Adequate organ growth is an important aspect of growth evaluation in children. Renal size is an important indicator of adequate renal growth; computed tomography (CT) can closely estimate actual kidney size. However, insufficient data are available on normal renal size as measured by CT. This study aimed to evaluate the relationships of anthropometric indices with renal length and volume measur...

background retrograde intra-renal surgery (rirs) has been used to remove stones of less than 2 cm in the kidney. however, its role is not well defined. objectives the objective of this study was to evaluate the outcomes and safety of rirs, used either as a primary or secondary procedure, and to analyze factors predicting the stonefree rate (sfr). patients and methods a retrospective analysis wa...

objectives due to the known anti-oxidant and anti-diabetic effects of origanum majorana (om), this study was conducted to survey its effects on oxidative stress and histopathology of renal tissue among diabetic rats. materials and methods in this experimental investigation, 32 male rats, weighing 200 - 250 g, were divided into four groups: 1: control, 2: control receiving treatment with om, 3: ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the renal size in normal Indian children by sonography. SETTINGS Pediatric teaching hospital, Mumbai, India. DURATION 1.5 years. DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. PARTICIPANTS 1000 normal Indian children aged 1 month to 12 years. METHODS Sonographic assessment of renal size (length, width and thickness) was performed using Philips real time mechanical...