Measurement of Visceral Organs in Sudanese Children Using Ultrasonography

Abstract

This study was conducted in Khartoum state, in the ultrasound department of Sheikh Khalid medical complex. The problem of the study is lack of reference for physicians to refer to when needing standards to compare the values of the liver, kidneys and spleen of their patients and determine whether the organs are diseased or healthy, there are no many previous studies were made with the same specifications on the same region. The purpose of this study is to evaluate normal visceral organs in Sudanese children using ultrasonography it was conducted to specify the measurements of the liver, spleen and kidneys for children from ages (6 months up to 14 years). This study is classified and analyzed using SPSS (Standard Package for Social Science), the analysis result showed that the data collection for 302 children according to age from 6 months to 14 years. The study found that there was significant difference in liver and spleen length in different gender (p< than 0.01 and 0.05 respectively) but no significant difference in measurements of kidney in both gender p > 0.05, the mean measurements is slightly more in male than female. The study concluded the linearity in relationship between liver span, spleen length, both kidney length and age, weight, height, BMI. The study concluded that the visceral organs can be estimated dynamically using age following equation (liver span, spleen, Rt kidney, Lt kidney) every one year length increase (0.38, 0.21, 0.251, 0.253 cm) respectively. In using height following equation every 1 cm height (liver, spleen, Rt kidney, Lt kidney) height had influenced the parameter of the three organs by length increase (0.041, 0.03, 0.0385, 0.038 cm) respectively. In using weight following equation every 1 kg weight the (liver, spleen, Rt kidney, Lt Kidney) length increase (0.0781, 0.0666, 0.0664, 0.068 cm) respectively. In using BMI following equation every 1 kg cm2 (liver, spleen, Rt kidney, Lt kidney) length increase (0.1409, 0.1564, 0.1148, 0.1152 cm) respect.