Interlobar venous flow is different between left and right kidney in uncomplicated third trimester pregnancy.
Gynecol Obstet Invest
; 65(1): 6-11, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To investigate Doppler flow patterns of renal interlobar veins (RIV) in left (L) and right (R) kidney in relation to gestational age and to intrarenal pyelocalyceal diameters (PCD).METHODS:
Cross-sectional study involving 6 groups of women (1) non-pregnant women, women pregnant between weeks (2) 11-14, (3) 18-23, (4) 28-33, (5) 37-40 and (6) women <5 days post delivery. During standardized renal duplex ultrasound scan, PCD (mm) was measured and venous impedance index (VI = [peak flow (PV) - presystolic flow]/PV) of RIV was defined. Comparison between L and R kidney was performed by repeated-measures analysis of variance for VI and by t tests for PCD.RESULTS:
A total of 150 women were examined, 25 in each group. In the early third trimester of pregnancy, L VI was significantly higher than R VI (0.38 +/- 0.01 vs. 0.33 +/- 0.01, p < 0.0001) and L PCD was significantly lower than R PCD (3.90 +/- 3.68 vs. 6.25 +/- 4.03, p = 0.03).CONCLUSION:
RIV Doppler flow is different between left and right kidney only in the third trimester of pregnancy. This difference is inversely related to PCD, which may be explained by pelvic compression from the gravid uterus.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tercer Trimestre del Embarazo
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Venas Renales
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Periodo Posparto
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Riñón
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gynecol Obstet Invest
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Bélgica