title: [Echographic evaluation of the structure and size of the kidneys in healthy newborn infants in the first week of life].
abstract: Echographic assessment of the renal structure and size was carried out in 39 healthy full-term babies during the first five days of their lives. Renal echograms of the examined newborns were characterized by highly echogenic cortical layer, ++hypo-echogenic central sinus, and unechogenic pyramids well imaged against the background of the cortical layer. A drastic increase of the echogenicity of some pyramids (3-5) was seen in 4 newborns on days 2-3 of life, not involving impairments of renal function. No differences in the sizes of the left and right kidneys, kidneys in boys and girls, or kidneys in various days of life were detected. To compare renal size of the newborns with other anthropometric parameters, renal volume should be correlated to body surface size. The data on renal size in healthy newborns may be used as reference values for newborns of the first week of life.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Gavriushov
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Mirzoev
authors.forename: O B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Milenin
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development*; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Ekhograficheskaia otsenka struktury i razmerov pochek u zdorovykh novorozhdennykh 1-ĭ nedeli zhizni.