Songraphic Evaluation of Caudate Lobe and Right Lobe Ratio in Normal Sudanese

Abstract

This was a cross sectional study that carried out to evaluate the ratio between the caudate and right liver lobes among normal Sudanese population at hospitals of Omdurman teaching hospital and AlzaiemAlazhari ultrasonic clinic. This study is conducted from December 2016 to march 2017.The problem of the study was that unknown of normal liver size and ideal methods of measurements lead to missed diagnosis. The study aimed to measure the length of right liver lobe, to measure the length of caudate liver lobe, to calculate the ratio of two lobes, to correlate the ratio of two lobes with the participant age, weight and gender and to establish normal ratio in Sudanese. This study applied among 90 participants. The data was collected by data collection sheet which classified and analyzed by using statistical package for social science (SPSS). The study found that the caudate to right liver ratio in Sudanese ranging from 0.3 to 0.6, the maximum and minimum length of caudate lobe obtained was (3cm and 8cm) respectively,the maximum and minimum length of right lobe obtained was (10cm and more than 14cm) respectively, the study found that there were significant correlation between participant age and caudate to right lobes ratio. The study concluded that ultrasound is easy, available, less expensive, non invasive and safe tool in assessing the liver. The study recommended that the use of ultrasound in investigating the liver and floor is open for other investigators to participate.