Measurement of Normal Kidneys Length using Ultrasonography in Khartoum State

Abstract

was across sectional descriptive study conducted in sudan khartoum state in Alsifa center , Ahbab almustafa center and Almutakamel center from November to December 2018. The problem of the study was need to determine reference values for normal length of kidneys in Sudanese population. The aim to measure of normal renal length using ultrasonography. The data was collected from 102 population (71 females, 31 males) and analysis by SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The study found that mean of renal length were (9.655 cm), SD was(1.0124) for the right kidney and (10.105 cm), SD was(1.0352) for the left kidney. These result were correlated with age and found in male the mean was (43.10) and SD was (18.755), and found in female the mean was (38.87) and SD was (15.531). These result were correlated with sex and found in male the mean of Rt kidney was (9.800) the SD was (0.9227); the mean of Lt kidney was (10.129), the SD was (.9991), and found in female the mean of Rt kidney was(9.592), the SD was(1.0490), the mean of Lt kidney was (10.094), the SD was (1.0573). The study concluded that there was correlation between age and the length of the kidneys The kidney length in males is slightly more than females, the left kidney length larger than the right. Study recommended that further studies should be done with large sample size (Some of the limitations in this study were the smaller sample size, the sample size must be large enough to detect the clinically important effect), and use other modalities like CT, MRI to confirm the accurate normal measurements.