Assessment of Renal System in Patients with Haematuria Using Ultrasonography

Abstract

This was a descriptive cross section study to assess renal system in patients with haematuria. Study was conducted in Gezera state, Sudan, at different ultrasound departments of Gezera hospitals carried out during the period from April to August 2017. This study conducted on 50 patients ,30 females and 20 males had Red blood cells in their urine by routine transabdominal ultrasound. The main objective of this study was to assess renal system in patients with haematuria using data collection sheet. This study was classified and analyzed by statistical package for social science software. The result showed that the kidneys dimensions within the normal range ,with the mean length, width and depth 9.65, 4.28 and 4.14cm respectively for Right kidney .And for the left kidney was 9.78, 4.41 and 4.26 cm for mean length, width and depth respectively. The mean urinary bladder wall thickness was 2.9mm. Most common finding was normal (58%) ,renal stone (18%), cystitis (12%),. The rest of findings included renal cyst (8%), and other finding like Benign prostatic hyperplasia (4%), and Chronic kidney disease (2%). This study concluded that ultrasound can assess renal system and provides sufficient details about the findings in patients.