Abstract:
This descriptive study was carried out in order to identify the normal
measurements (volume and diameters) of prostate gland in Sennar State. The study
was done in in Sennar Teaching Hospital, Alkarama Specialized Hospital, in
addition to other health care centers, from July – to October 2018. 60 patients were
randomly selected, their age ranged from 18 to 60 years; subjects with any
symptoms related to prostate pathologies were excluded. Trans- abdominal
ultrasound scanning by 3.5 MHz probes was performed, and the maximum length,
width, and depth of the prostate diameters were obtained, as well as the prostate
volumes.
The results of the study revealed that the prostate transverse, AP and longitudinal
diameters mean values were (3.66) cm, (2.83) cm, and (3.05) cm respectively, the
mean prostate volume obtained from the above parameters was 16.85± 4.7ml. The
study also showed that, there was an increase in the prostate volume in relation to
increase in the patient's age and weight. Furthermore, the study found out that the
prostate volume was affected by the marital status and normal prostate has midgrey
level echogenicity, and homogenous in texture.
Trans-abdominal ultrasound is a respectful approach and should be used
confidently in the measurements and evaluation of the prostate gland size and
pathologies among Sudanese
