ABSTRACT
Background: Spleen length vary with age. Various diseases can affect their size. Palpation and percussion arestandard bedside techniques to document but are far from accurate to detect small increases in size.Anthropometric variations are found in different populations, races and regions. Sonography is effective forimaging soft tissues of body. Ultrasound is an extremely important imaging method in evaluation of spleenlength in children due to the fact that it is easy to use, non invasive, safe, quick and accurate. In present study,aim is to evaluate correlation of spleen length with age and weight in female children.Objective: To know whether there is any correlation between the normal spleen length with age and weight infemale children.Materials and methods: The present study is cross-sectional in nature and conducted in Government MedicalCollege and District Hospital, Bidar. Sample size of 260 cases were taken between the age group of 1 to17 years,(infancy to middle adolescence period) living in North-east part of Karnataka. Baseline data including the age,sex and weight were recorded for all the children in a structured performa. All the children underwent anultrasonographic assessment of the spleen length by using a Philips HDI 4000, 200-240V -5A, 50/60HZ system.Observations obtained in respect with all the variables were tabulated and shown by using Scatter plots.The findings was then statistically analysed and “p” value determined.Results: The mean spleen length is lesser in females in all age groups and it increases in older children in the agegroup of 10-13yrs and 14-17 yrs among females. Spleen length highly correlated with age and weight in femalechildren.Conclusion: The methods of measurement and analysis used in this study is standardized and easy to apply. Theresults of this study can be used in radiology and pediatric departments as a practical and comprehensive guideto indicate the normal spleen length range for every child, according to her age and body habitus
ABSTRACT
Background: Liver vary widely according to age. Many diseases can affect their size ranging from infectiveprocesses to malignant disorders. Palpation and percussion are standard bedside techniques to document butare far from accurate to detect small increases in size.Variations in the anthropometric features of variouspopulations, races and regions are an established fact.Ultrasonography is widely used in medicine.It is possible to perform both diagnosis and therapeutic procedures.Sonography is effective for imaging soft tissues of body. Ultrasound is an extremely important imaging methodin evaluation of liver in children due to the fact that it is easy to use, non invasive, safe, quick and accurate. Inpresent study, aim is to evaluate correlation of liver size with the parameters such as age, sex and height inchildren.Objective: To know whether there is any correlation between the normal liver size with parameters such as age,sex and height in children.Materials and Methods: Present study is cross-sectional in nature and conducted in Government Medical Collegeand District Hospital, Bidar. Sample size of 260 cases was taken between the age group of 1 to 17 years, infancyto middle adolescence period living in North-east part of Karnataka.Results: The mean liver length is greater in males in all age groups and it increases in older children in the agegroup of 10-13yrs and 14-17 yrs among both males and females. Liver length highly correlated with each age andheight in both male and female children.Conclusion: The methods of measurement and analysis used in this study is standardized and easy to apply.Findings are handy and reliable and is suitable particularly for radiology and pediatric departments. Theresults of this study can be used as a practical and comprehensive guide to indicate the normal liver lengthrange for every child, according to his/ her age