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Renal extracapsular hypoechoic rim and kidney cortical thickness
2017
Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
Objectives: 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
doi:10.4081/aiua.2017.1.60
pmid:28403599
fatcat:26kmatggc5eufjzyv6jp22ebii