Absy M, Metreweli C, Matthews C, Al Khader A
Br J Radiol. 1987 Jun;60(714):525-9. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-60-714-525.
A simple ultrasonic method was used for measuring transplanted kidney volume in 29 patients. Five of these patients developed diabetes mellitus and six women became pregnant following transplantation. Serial measurements were performed over periods of 6-12 months after transplantation. The kidney volume became stable 6 months after transplantation and this volume correlated positively with the renal function. Renal hypertrophy was noted in those transplant patients who developed diabetes mellitus following transplantation and this hypertrophy was associated with improvement in graft function. Transplant volume also rose in acute rejection and returned to normal after appropriate treatment. During pregnancy following transplantation, the transplant volume increased early in pregnancy to return to normal before delivery. This volume increase was also associated with graft function improvement.
采用一种简单的超声方法对29例患者的移植肾体积进行测量。其中5例患者发生糖尿病，6名女性在移植后怀孕。在移植后6至12个月期间进行连续测量。移植肾体积在移植后6个月趋于稳定，且该体积与肾功能呈正相关。在移植后发生糖尿病的移植患者中观察到肾肥大，且这种肥大与移植物功能改善相关。在急性排斥反应时移植肾体积也会增大，经适当治疗后恢复正常。在移植后怀孕期间，移植肾体积在妊娠早期增大，在分娩前恢复正常。这种体积增加也与移植物功能改善相关。
