Open AccessPerirenal lucency ("kidney sweat"): a new sign of renal failure.
Author(s) -
Nabil A. Yassa,
Ming Te Peng,
Philip W. Ralls
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.173.4.10511182
Subject(s) - medicine , adipose capsule of kidney , kidney , sweat , sign (mathematics) , renal stone , radiology , anatomy , urinary system , mathematics , mathematical analysis
This study describes a new sonographic finding in renal failure: perirenal lucency, which we call the "kidney sweat" sign.