Assessment of the Kidney Size in Newborns

Mandana Kashaki; Ladan Younesi; Marjan Esmaeili; Hasan Otoukesh; Mohammad Esmaeili

Volume 4, Issue 4 , December 2017, , Pages 160-164

https://doi.org/10.22038/rcm.2016.6821

Abstract
  Introduction: Ultrasonographic assessment of the kidney size in newborns is essential to the diagnosis of renal diseases during the neonatal period. According to the literature, altered renal dimensions may lead to changes in the kidney echotexture in certain renal pathologies. This systematic review ...  Read More