Abstract:
This is descriptive cross-sectional study which was carried out during the period
from September 2018 to August 2019 in Bashair teaching hospital in Khartoum
state. The aim of this study was to evaluate the urinary bladder wall thickness in
healthy adult Sudanese. A total of 60 participants were selected randomly, their
age ranged between 18 to 74 years. All participants were normal, participants with
renal disorder, lower urinary tract symptoms or prostate abnormalities were
excluded. Data were collected using data collection sheet and the bladder
measurements were recorded using ultrasound scan.
The results of the study showed that the mean height was 155.38 cm, mean weight
was 70.85 kg and mean of body mass index was 29.86. The mean of anterior
urinary bladder wall thickness in healthy Sudanese adult was 3.43 mm, the mean
posterior urinary bladder wall thickness was 3.81mm and the lateral urinary
bladder wall thickness was 4.05mm, while the mean of urinary bladder volume
was 121ml. The urinary bladder volume was correlated significantly with body
mass index (p <0.01), this correlation was positive and was not significant when
the BMI greater than 25kg/m. The bladder volume decrease when the body mass
index more than 25kg/m.
This data set could be used for future research, in other parts of the country, with
large sample size for a possible nationwide nomogram.
