Evaluation of maternal renal cortical elasticity in pregnancies with early- and late-onset preeclampsia
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Objective: The current study aimed to investigate renal cortical elasticity (RCE) in early- and late-onset preeclampsia patients and compare the results with healthy controls. Materials and methods: The study consisted of 136 pregnant women. Three groups were identified as; the late-onset preeclampsia (LOP) group (n?=?40), the early-onset preeclampsia (EOP) group (n?=?32) and the control group (n?=?64). RCE values were measured by point shear wave elastography (pSWE). Nine measurements were taken for each kidney and the mean of nine measurements was accepted as the mean RCE value for each kidney. The arithmetic mean of left and right RCE values was accepted as the overall RCE value of a subject. Groups were compared in terms of clinical and biochemical parameters, ultrasonography findings and pSWE values. Results: There was a statistically significant difference between groups in terms of overall RCE values (F[2,133]?=?17.96, p?