Ultrasound Evaluation of Kidney Length in Normal and Intrauterine Growth Restricted FetusesBackground: The failure of a fetus to attain its estimated development potential is referred to as intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). This illness can be cau

Abstract

Background: The failure of a fetus to attain its estimated development potential is referred
to as intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). This illness can be caused by several
circumstances, the most often is malnutrition of mothers and inadequate oxygen delivery to
the fetus.
Objectives: To compare the length of kidney in normal and intrauterine growth restricted
fetuses for estimation of gestational age
Methodology: A cross-sectional, case control study was conducted at Sheikh Abdullah
Memorial Hospital, Radiology Department, and Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir for a duration
of 9 months. A total of 48 participants were enrolled in this study. Patients were scanned
using ultrasound machine Hitachi EUB 7500, curvilinear transducer with frequency of 3.5-
5.0-MHz. SPSS 25 was used to analyze data
Results: The participants' mean + SD age was 28.5 + 4.5 years. One fetus out of 48 had
IUGR at 26 weeks, another at 28 weeks, and another at 29 weeks of gestation. IUGR was
found in 5 out of 7 of the fetuses at 30 weeks. Similarly, at 31 weeks, 1 out of 3 fetuses had
IUGR, whereas at 32 weeks, 4 out of 5 fetuses had IUGR. At 33 weeks, one out of every
four fetuses had IUGR. As the gestational period increased, IUGR was detected in 5 of 8
pregnancies at 34 weeks and 2 of 4 pregnancies at 35 weeks. In addition, single
incidences of IUGR were discovered at 37, 38, and 40 weeks of gestation.
Conclusion: The study findings suggested that fetal renal length is a more accurate
strategy for estimating fetal age in IUGR fetuses than other biometric data.