title: Determination of normal renal dimensions of adult Ethiopian patients as seen by excretory urography.
abstract: In a prospective study conducted between June 1992 and July 1993, we examined eighty adult Ethiopian individuals for kidney size, in order to provide a standard renal size during routine examination. The size of the kidney was assessed by measurement of the length, cortical thickness and width from intravenous urography (IVU). We found that the left kidney was longer than the right and the mean kidney length was greater in men than in women. Furthermore, we found that there is a positive correlation of the kidney length with body height and body weight. However, there was no correlation between kidney size and the age and sex of the subjects investigated. Data from the present study are similar to findings reported from elsewhere and suggest that renal size standard set for patients elsewhere could also be applicable to our patients in a routine examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mekane Hiwot Hospital, Asmara, Eritrea.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gebrehiwot
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atnafu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology; D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012016:Reference Values; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D014567:Urography