Open AccessRenal extracapsular hypoechoic rim and kidney cortical thickness
Author(s) -
Simone Brardi,
Gabriele Cevenini,
Roberto Ponchietti,
Giuseppe Romano,
Ennio Duranti
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
archivio italiano di urologia andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2282-4197
pISSN - 1124-3562
DOI - 10.4081/aiua.2017.1.60
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , kidney , clearance , ultrasound , renal vein , urology , radiology
A renal extracapsular hypoechoic rim was previously recognized and interpreted as a typical sonographic finding of renal failure. Subsequently it was hypothesized that the hypoechoic rim could be produced by a state of sodium retention and oedema caused by nephropathy but not necessarily associated with renal failure. In order to get this cleared we performed a retrospective analysis of 80 renal ultrasound examinations, carried out at our center, in 41 of which it was found a renal extracapsular hypoechoic rim.