The extent of scarring or renal interstitial collagen deposition in chronic kidney disease (CKD) can only be ascertained by highly invasive, painful and sometimes risky, tissue biopsy. Interestingly, while CKD-related abnormalities in kidney size can often be visualized using ultrasound, not only does the ellipsoid formula used today underestimate true renal size, but the calculated renal size ...

BACKGROUND Since the introduction in early 1980s, Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL) became the accepted first line treatment modality for renal and upper ureteric stones. It is simple, safe and effective noninvasive procedure which can be performed without anaesthesia in outpatient basis. The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of ESWL to achieve complete stone clear...

AIM To determine the (i) sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound (USG) in the detection of urinary tract calculi, (ii) size of renal calculi detected on USG, and (iii) size of renal calculi not seen on USG but detected on computed tomography urogram (CTU). METHODS A total of 201 patients' USG and CTU were compared retrospectively for the presence of calculi. Sensitivity, specificity, accura...

introduction: clinical radiation nephropathy can result in considerable morbidity and/or mortality. renal tolerance (td5/5) has been stated to be 20 gy when irradiation has been delivered to both kidneys in 3-5 weeks. therefore to minimize renal toxicity in these patients, localization and shielding of the kidneys are essential. this study was carried out to evaluate the role of 99mtc-dtpa rena...

OBJECTIVES Our study aimed to analyze the clinical presentation, management, and outcome of renal angiomyolipoma patients incidentally detected upon computed tomography (CT) examination. METHODS Between 2004 and 2008, all patients who underwent abdominal CT examination for any reason at the radiology department at Hamad General Hospital, Qatar were retrospectively reviewed. The diagnosis of r...

PURPOSE To assess the effectiveness of a lithotripter (Modularis Vario; Siemens, AG Healthcare, Munich, Germany) in the management of renal and ureteric stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 1146 adult patients with renal or ureteric stones were treated at one urological centre using the latest model of the Modularis Vario lithotripter. The effectiveness of lithotripsy and re-treatment rate we...

Introduction: Ultrasonographic assessment of renal size in newborns is important for diagnosis of renal disease in neonatal period. It is well known that changes in renal dimensions may precede kidney echotexture changes in certain renal pathologies. The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review to evaluate kidney dimensions in premature and full term newborns. Method: We search all E...