DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2013.v01i06.008

Pages: 690-692

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is becoming a major out-break in developed country. Renal ultrasonography is standard imaging modality in the investigation of kidneys. The study aimed to establish preliminary data for Sudanese population kidney dimensions in individuals with known Diabetes Mellitus (DM) using ultrasound .Ultrasonographic kidney measurements were performed for 205 patients with known DM. Measurements included length, width, corticomedullary differentiation. The effect of age, gender, onset, renal parenchymal disease and pyelonephritis was statistically analyzed. There was association between renal length renal failure, renal parenchymal disease and pyelonephritis (P= 0.000, 0.429 and 0.068 respectively. relation was statistically significant since P<0.05. The study proved that diabetic patients were subject to multiple changes in kidneys that can be diagnosed by ultrasound; this supports the use of ultrasound in diabetic treatment units. Using ultrasonography routinely in the unit of treatment of diabetes disease and follow up patients with diabetes is well recommended; also researches could constitute a base for further research in this field.