An Clinical Observation Of Ultrasonography in Renal Diseases / 대한비뇨기과학회지

ABSTRACT

A Clinical observation was made on 70 cases of renal diseases, out patients and admitted to the department of Urology, Hanyang University Hospital during the period from January, 1982 to August, 1983. The following results were obtained 1. The sex ratio was 1.31 with 39 male and 31 female, and 67.1% of the cases were in the age group of 41-70. 2. Obstructive diseases was the most common renal diseases and occurred in 32.8%. 3. On the ultrasonic pattern of renal diseases, solid echo-pattern were observed in 13 cases, cystic echo-free pattern in 34 cases, complex echo-pattern in 10 cases, absence of kidney in 3 cases and normal echo-pattern in 10 cases. 4. Secondary diagnostic ultrasound was the most common useful method of detecting nonvisualized kidney on IVP and hydronephrosis was the most common cause of unilateral renal nonvisualization, giving rate of 42.8%. 5. On the ultrasonic pattern of 17 cases in renal tumors, solid echo-pattern were observed in 11 cases (64.7%), complex echo-pattern in 6 cases (35.3%) and cystic echo-free pattern were not observed. 6. Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonographic evaluation in renal diseases was 93%.