Measurement of Urinary Bladder Wall Thickness in Healthy Adults Using Ultrasonography

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.