Assessment of Normal Renal Parenchymal Thickness Using Ultrasonography

Abstract

This study is across sectional descriptive study conducted in Sudan Khartoum state in Ribat Teaching hospital and Alzarra Clinic from November 2016 to February 2017.the problem of the study was need to determine reference values for thickness of normal kidneys in sudanes population. The study aimed to Assessment of Normal Renal parenchymal thickness Using Ultrasonography. the data was collected from 81 population classified and analysis by SPSS (statistical package for the social sciences).the study found that mean of renalparenchymal thicknesses were (1.426± 0.2724cm) for the right kidney and (1.584± 0.2552cm) for the left kidney. These result were correlated with age, gender, site, weight, height, renal length, renal width and renal AP diameter which showed that there is significant difference between right and left parenchymal thicknesses. No significant effect of age with right and left parenchymal thickness. No significant difference between renal parenchymal thicknesses according to gender. Significant positive correlation between weight and height with right and left parenchymal thickness. Significant positive correlation between kidney widths, AP diameter and kidney length with renal parenchymal thikness. This study recommended Establishment of normal renal values of renal parenchymal thickness in Sudanese population will help us in evaluation of patients with chronic or acute renal disease.