Presentation
Hemodialysed patient due to chronic renal failure caused by hypertension and diabetes.
Patient Data
Age: 80 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Kidney atrophy due to chronic kidney disease
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Both kidneys are smaller and show markedly reduced cortical thickness, as well as an increased echogenicity of the renal cortex. As a consequence they can be poorly differentiated from the perirenal fat.
From the case:
Kidney atrophy due to chronic kidney disease
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Comparison with a more than ten years earlier scan of the right kidney demonstrates the progression of renal atrophy.
Case Discussion
Typical US presentation of end stage chronic kidney disease.
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