Normal Values of Liver and Spleen Size by Ultrasonography in Indian Children.

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.