Open AccessAnatomical Measurement of Kidneys, Liver and Spleen by Ultrasonography among Children 6 months to 15 Years Old
Author(s) -
Dr. Md. Alamgir Hossain,
Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan Rafy,
Afsana Rahman,
Aliza Akter,
Rashed Md. Sharif
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
scholars journal of applied medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-954X
pISSN - 2320-6691
DOI - 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i03.018
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasonography , outpatient clinic , spleen , kidney , growth chart , pediatrics , surgery
Objective: In this study our main objective is to develop a standard chart of anatomical measurement value of kidneys, liver and spleen by ultrasonography in children age group, so that Sonologist can use this chart as a standard reference of pediatrics age group. Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Patuakhali Medical College Hospital, Patuakhali. 100 patients were enrolled in this study aging between 6 months to 15years-visiting the outpatient and inpatient department of pediatrics of this college for different health problems. In this study 6months to 1year old children regarded as Group-1(n=7), 1years to 5 years old children regarded as Group-2(n=31), 5years to 10 years old children regarded as Group-3(n=51) and 10 years to 15 years old children regarded as Group-4(n=11). Result: In group -1 and group-4 majority children were male and in group -2 and group-3 majority children were female. Assessments of size of liver, both kidneys and spleen according to age and gender-shows more significant variation of size with the variation of age, less significant variation of size with gender and between left and right kidneys. In Age Group-1: Male -Liver span varies from 4.56 cm to 8.02 cm, Spleen 4.59x3.38 cm to 6.40 x3.45cm, Right kidney 5.11x2.20cm to 6.45x3.14 cm, Left kidney 5.04 x1.82cm to 6.02x3.03 cm. Female- Liver span varies from 4.2 cm to 7.6cm, Spleen4.68x1.6cm to 6.68 x3.02cm, Right kidney 5.1x2.58 cm to 5.59x2.67 cm, Left kidney4.96 x2.67 cm to 5x2.68 cm. In Age Group-2: Male-Liver span varies from 6.45 cm to10.2 cm, Spleen 5.71x3.29 to7.56x4.46cm, Right kidney 5.51x2.42 cm to 6.88x3.1cm, Left kidney 5.15x319 cm to7.21x3.43cm. Female- Liver span varies from 7.17 cm to10.5 cm, Spleen 5.29x3.12cm to 7.74x4.99 cm, Right kidney 5.55x3.19cm to 8.08x2.91cm, Left kidney 4.96x2.67 cm to 8.86x3.74 cm. In Age Group-3: Male-Liver span varies from 7.65 cm-11.8 cm, Spleen4.42x3.95 cm to 9.45cm x4.68cm, Right kidney 6.79x2.73cm to 9.11x3.76 cm,