Abstract
Background:
Hepatosplenic sizes of children vary with age .There are many diseases which affect the sizes of the liver and spleen ranging from acute liver disease to other hepatosplenic disorders . Ultrasound is a quick and reliable method .Unfortunately there is lack of sufficient data in our population therefore my study would be beneficial in determining various disease processes.
Objective:
To establish normative data of Hepato-Splenic sizes in Pakistani pediatric population using ultrasonography.
Methods:
The study was conducted at the Ziauddin University Hospital, a tertiary care teaching facility in Karachi. The cross sectional prospective hospital based study was conducted with 150 patients aged 1 month to 14 years. Ultrasonographic evaluation for the assessment of liver, spleen and portal vein size was performed. These were correlated with the age, sex, height/length and weight of the children.
Results:
Normal liver and spleen length and its ranges with portal vein diameter were obtained. The liver, spleen length and portal vein significantly correlated highly with the height/length (r=0.7,0.7,0.6 )respectively and weight of the subjects (r=0.7,0.7,0.4 respectively).
Conclusion:
The study provides the normal values of liver and spleen size by ultrasonography in healthy Pakistani pediatric population.
Farheen Raza, Sajjad Hussain, Sanobhar Bhugio, Nosheen Zehra, Naila Younus, Pashmina Gul, Waseem Mehmood Nizamani. (2014) Normative Data of Hepato-Splenic Sizes in Pakistani Pediatric Population Using Ultrasonography, The Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry, Volume-3, Issue-4.
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