Journal article
Perirenal Fluid in Renal Parenchymal Medical Disease (‘Floating Kidney’): Clinical Significance and Sonographic Grading
Clinical radiology, Vol.56(12), pp.979-983
12/01/2001
DOI: 10.1053/crad.2001.0631
PMID: 11795927
Abstract
AIM: To study the clinical significance and radiologic features of perirenal fluid in patients with renal parenchymal disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: During the previous 5 years, nine patients were found to have perirenal fluid on sonography associated with renal parenchymal medical disease. The clinical, radiological, histopathological and laboratory data were analysed. RESULTS: The perirenal fluid is a spontaneous subcapsular transudate in patients suffering from a nephropathy with a sodium retention state, with or without renal failure. Three sonographic patterns of perirenal fluid were observed: grade 1 is a thin layer of perirenal fluid; grade 2 is a moderate amount of perirenal fluid collection with indentations of the renal parenchyma and strands in the fluid, grade 3 is a large fluid collection surrounding the kidney. CONCLUSION: The perirenal fluid represents a sign of sodium retention state and oedema in patients with intrinsic renal parenchymal medical disease which may be caused by several nephropathies. Haddad, M. C.et al. (2001). Clinical Radiology56, 979–983.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Perirenal Fluid in Renal Parenchymal Medical Disease (‘Floating Kidney’): Clinical Significance and Sonographic Grading
- Creators
- Maurice C. Haddad - American University of Beirut Medical CenterWalid A. Medawar - American University of Beirut Medical CenterMahmoud M. Hawary - American University of Beirut Medical CenterNabil J. Khoury - American University of Beirut Medical CenterNabil F. Ammouri - Department of Radiology, Tel Chiha Hospital, Zahleh, LebanonNina S. Shabb - American University of Beirut Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical radiology, Vol.56(12), pp.979-983
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1053/crad.2001.0631
- PMID
- 11795927
- ISSN
- 0009-9260
- eISSN
- 1365-229X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2001
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984697624002771
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