title: Method of determining kidney position as guide for percutaneous nephrostomy.
abstract: Computed tomography scans were used to assess the distance between the skin and the collecting system in 256 kidneys in 128 adult patients of various heights and weights. Body surface area correlated well with kidney depth. A graph is presented that can be used to calculate kidney depth.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001827:Body Height; D001830:Body Surface Area; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007685:Kidney Tubules, Collecting; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed