Mónica Linneth Alcalde-Ortiz, Fernando Jaramillo-Arriaga, Daniel Ibarra-Orenday, Salomón Israel González-Domínguez, Héctor David Calzada-Gallegos, Alma Alejandra Pinales-Jiménez, Itzel Alondra Carrillo-Aguilera, Dimitri Alejandro Flota-Marin, Mariana Guadalupe Collazo-Zamores, Paola Daniela Aguirre-Moreno, Siddhartha Denise Gutiérrez-Hernández, Valeria Del Toro-Delgado, Rodolfo Delgadillo-Castañeda, María Del Rosario Sánchez-Ortiz, Irene Sánchez-González, Carmen Lucrecia Ramos-Medellin Pbc, Alfredo Chew-Wong, Dulce María Macias-Díaz, José Manuel Arreola-Guerra
In Mexico, chronic kidney disease of unknown origin is highly prevalent. Screening studies in adolescents have shown persistent microalbuminuria (pACR), adaptive podocytopathy and decreased kidney volume (KV). Here, we sought to develop normality tables of kidney dimensions by ultrasound in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes pediatric population (0 to 18y) and evaluate the relationship between the KV and pACR among the region´s adolescents in a cross-sectional study. Kidney length (KL) and KV were determined by ultrasound...
January 25, 2024: Kidney International