ESPE Abstracts

Background: Growth retardation is a common finding in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Recombinant human GH (rhGH) has shown promising results in improving weight, height and clinical status of CF patients.Objective and hypotheses: In this study we aim to evaluate efficacy of rhGH on growth and clinical status in CF patients.Method: In this prospective clinical trial we recruited 34 CF patients (58.8% male with mean age of 62.05&#177...

Background: Obesity ignites numerous health and psychosocial problems and is associated with various comorbidities. BMI is also independently associated with improved risk for numerous kidney disorders. As renal length is considered a vital parameter in the clinical assessment of renal patients, normal renal length has to be defined in accordance to BMI. The aim of this study is to define normal kidney length in obese children, comparing ultrasound measurements of the kidney l...