Volume 26, Issue 124, June 2022

Incidence of congenital anomalies of kidney using computed tomography: A retrospective hospital-based study

Amal Albtoosh^1♦, Mahmoud Khasawneh², Youssef Hussein³, Ashraf A Zaghloul⁴, Abulmaaty M Elsayed⁵, Hussein Youssef⁶

¹Professor Assistant, Anatomy and Histology department, Mutah University, Al-Karak, Jordan
²Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, AlKarak, Jordan
³Professor, Anatomy and Histology department, Mutah University, AlKarak, Jordan; Anatomy Department, Zagazig University, Egypt
⁴Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Al-Karak, Jordan; High Institute of Public Health Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
⁵Anatomy and Histology Department, faculty of medicine, Mutah university, Mutah, Jordan; Anatomy and Embryology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
⁶Medical student, faculty of medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

^♦Corresponding author
Professor Assistant, Anatomy and Histology department, Mutah University, Al-Karak, Jordan

ABSTRACT

Background: Inherited abnormalities of the kidney are considered frequent anomalies in children. Kidney congenital disease often passes without a diagnosis. The majority of these abnormalities are detected at later stages in patients. Renal failure might occur as a result of a delayed diagnosis. The study's goal was to determine the prevalence of these anomalies in Al-Karak, Jordan. The medical records of patients who attended the radiology department of AL Karak governmental hospital were examined. Methods: The study examined and analyzed 950 medical records of patients with kidney abnormalities, with an age group extending from 2 years to 30 years old. The study started in October 2020 and completed in January 2022. Results: The outcomes of the study showed that the peak incidence in males was seen in foetal lobulation anomaly (14.03 per 1000), followed by polycystic kidney (5.3 per 1000); whereas, in females the highest incidence was identified for polycystic kidney anomaly (23.7 per 1000) followed by foetal lobulation (13.2 per 1000). Conclusions: We propose that all parents get their children ultrasonography scanned on a regular basis. Early detection and treatment of any disease is preferable than late detection and therapy.

Keywords: Kidney, abnormalities, pathology, anatomy, diagnostic imaging, Jordan.

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms223e2336

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i124/ms223e2336

Published: 14 June 2022