Characterization of Chronic Renal Failure using Ultrasonography

Abstract

This descriptive study was conducted via the selection of fifty patients in the Nile river state,Almeknimer Hospital, renal unit,(shendi-sudan),during the period from the first of September to December 2018. The aim of this study was to know characterization of chronic renal failure using ultrasonography.The researcher analyzed all the results and compared them to previous studies.The study results showed that there were 32% femals,64% males,All patients had chronic renal failure, any had Acute renal failure was excluded from this study.All those patients were scanned transabdominal using Fukuda denshi ultrasound machine to evaluate size,shape,cortico medullary deferentiation, and assess acquired cystic disease. Collected data analyzed using SPSS program.Study found that both kidneys were small in size, 62% had abnormal shape in right kidney,38% had normal,64% had abnormal shape in left kidney,36% had normal,54% loses corticomedullary deferentiation and 46% decreased in right kidney and the result same in left kidney,there were 100% had no hydronephrosis for both kidneys.There were 34% with acquired cyst and66% without.there was no mass100% in both kidneys. From all of that the study found that there is certain appearance of kidneys in chronic renal failure so the study recommended that ultrasound scanning should be used routinely to every patient with renal pathology. The study recommended that further studies with large samples in thefuture could be done in the same topic to know more about the characterization of kidneys using ultrasonography in chronic renal failure,in general Sudan.