Normal kidney dimensions in healthy Jamaicans: a sonographic study - Poster presentation

ABSTRACT

A sonographic study of 49 randomly selected healthy adult Jamaicans was conducted to establish a guide for renal dimensions in the population. The mean length of the right kidney was 9.7+/-0.7 cm and the left 10+/-0.7cm. The left kidney was longer than the right in the overall group and in males. There was no difference in width between left or right kidneys in the group as a whole or within either sex. There was a significant association between the weight of males and width of their kidneys; however, this association was not seen in females. The lone association between weight of participants and renal length occurred in females and only with respect to the left kidney. Lengths and widths of kidneys were not associated with height in either gender. Renal surface area (RSA) was similar between the sexes and also between right and left kidneys. Similarly, there was no significant association between renal length and body surface area (BSA) overall or within the sexes. The ratio of renal surface area to body surface area (BSA) which gives an indication of renal mass was positively correlated in males but not in females (AU)