According to a recent paper, 1 twenty million adults in the U.S. 20 years or older have an increased serum creatinine level (creatinine is cleared by the kidneys) and the incidence increases with age. The length of both left and right kidneys was measured in a sagittal plane with the full length and the renal pelvis visible. H. van Vuuren and H. A. M. Damen‐Elias contributed equally to this paper.Department of Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, The NetherlandsDepartment of Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Paediatric Urology, University Children's Hospitals UMC Utrecht and AMC Amsterdam, Utrecht and Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCentre for Biostatistics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Please enable it to take advantage of the complete set of features! H. van Vuuren and H. A. M. Damen‐Elias contributed equally to this paper.Department of Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, The NetherlandsDepartment of Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Paediatric Urology, University Children's Hospitals UMC Utrecht and AMC Amsterdam, Utrecht and Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCentre for Biostatistics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsS. 10, FD&C Blue No. DESCRIPTION. For the evaluation of interobserver variation, the observers were blinded to each other's measurements.Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS, version 15. Diagram illustrating our method for measurement of fetal adrenal gland length (AB): kidney length (BC) was subtracted from total kidney length including adrenal gland (AC), i.e. eCollection 2019.J Clin Diagn Res. KLEEBERG & DREYFUSS (1946) pointed out that ‘body size and volume must be taken into conside- ration since a large body naturally harbors larger kidneys than a small one and the shape of the kidney, like, for example, the shape of the heart, corresponds to general body build’. Inactive ingredients include citric acid, colorants (D&C Yellow No. High values were observed for alpha and ICC, > 0.9 and > 0.8, respectively, for all measurements.Longitudinal data obtained by measurements of fetuses on a series of occasions may be used to derive reference curves for size and growthThe adrenal glands are relatively large in the fetus in comparison to early in postnatal life. In some cases the full set of examinations could not be performed because delivery occurred before the planned end of the study. We observed that the ratio of 2 : 7 between the adrenal gland length and kidney length does not change with gestational age, and this finding may also be useful for the detection and evaluation of abnormal growth.Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable.