Normal values of liver and spleen size by ultrasonography in Indian children.
Indian Pediatr
; 47(6): 487-92, 2010 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19736366
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To establish normative data for the ultrasonographic measurement of liver and spleen size in healthy Indian children.SETTING:
Tertiary-care pediatric teaching hospital.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional, hospital-based study.PARTICIPANTS:
597 healthy children between the ages of 1 month to 12 years. MEASUREMENTS Ultrasonographic evaluation for the assessment of liver and spleen size. These were correlated with the age, sex, height/length and weight of the participants.RESULTS:
Normal liver and spleen length and range were obtained sonographically. The liver and spleen length significantly correlated highly with the height/length of the subjects (P=0.0001).CONCLUSIONS:
The study provides the normal values of liver and spleen size by ultrasonography in healthy Indian children.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Organ Size
/
Spleen
/
Liver
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
/
Humans
/
Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India