Sonographic measurement of diuretic-induced renal length changes: are they correlated with renal function?

Veysel Akgun; Bilal Battal; Murat Kocaoglu; Emrah Ozcan; Sinan Akay; Seyfettin Ilgan

doi:10.7863/jum.2012.31.9.1351

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Sonographic measurement of diuretic-induced renal length changes: are they correlated with renal function?

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Sonographic measurement of diuretic-induced renal length changes: are they correlated with renal function?

Veysel Akgun, Bilal Battal, Murat Kocaoglu, Emrah Ozcan, Sinan Akay and Seyfettin Ilgan

Journal of ultrasound in medicine, Vol.31(9), pp.1351-1356

09/2012

DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.9.1351

PMID: 22922614

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Abstract

The purposes of this study were to prospectively identify diuretic-induced renal length changes and to determine whether the percentages of the renal length changes allow estimation of the differential renal function. Twenty-three children (14 boys and 9 girls; mean age, 7.83 years) who were undergoing technetium Tc 99m diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid or technetium Tc 99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine diuretic renography were included in this study. Renal lengths were measured by sonography just before and 15 to 20 minutes after diuretic injection. The Spearman test was used to assess the correlation between renal length increases due to diuretic injection and the differential renal function. The mean renal lengths ± SD measured before and after diuretic administration were 91.52 ± 20.87 and 95.38 ± 21.46 mm, respectively. The increase in renal length after diuretic administration was statistically significant (P < .001). There was a positive correlation between the renal length change and functional status (P = .006). Renal length may change after diuretic injection according to the functional status, and the sonographic measurements of these changes may be used as an alternative to other imaging methods in estimation of renal function.

Adolescent

Child

Child, Preschool

Diuretics - administration & dosage

Female

Furosemide - administration & dosage

Humans

Infant

Kidney Diseases - diagnostic imaging

Kidney Function Tests

Male

Prospective Studies

Radioisotope Renography

Radiopharmaceuticals - administration & dosage

Statistics, Nonparametric

Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide - administration & dosage

Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate - administration & dosage

Ultrasonography

Details

Title: Subtitle: Sonographic measurement of diuretic-induced renal length changes: are they correlated with renal function?
Creators: Veysel Akgun - Turkish Armed Forces
Bilal Battal - Turkish Armed Forces
Murat Kocaoglu - Turkish Armed Forces
Emrah Ozcan - Turkish Armed Forces
Sinan Akay - Turkish Armed Forces
Seyfettin Ilgan - Turkish Armed Forces
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of ultrasound in medicine, Vol.31(9), pp.1351-1356
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.9.1351
PMID: 22922614
ISSN: 0278-4297
eISSN: 1550-9613
Language: English
Date published: 09/2012
Academic Unit: Radiology
Record Identifier: 9984702945402771

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