Abstract:
This e study was performed to measure the normal abdominal aorta in adult Sudanespopulation without history of vascular disease by using grey scale ultrasound. The aim of this study was to determine the normal range of diameter of abdominal aorta among Sudanese population and to develop local standard measurements by ultrasound.
Gray scale ultrasound was done for abdominal aorta and the measurements was taken in three different level at aortic hiatus, infrarenal and just above the bifurcation.
This study was performed in Khartoum state in many hospitalsand clinics center atOmdurman Islamic University Clinic, Alrebat Universal hospital and Tayba hospital. The study wasincluded 105 adult normal subjects were 55 males (52.4%) and 50 females (47.6%) with different age from 17 years to 74 years.
This study was carry outover period of six months from 2016 to May 2017.
The results of the study was showed that theabdominal aortic measurementswere22 mm +_ 3 Stdinaortic hiatus,18.5mm +_ 2.5 Std in infrarenal and 16 mm+_ 2.2 Std above the bifurcation. with multivariate analysis including the age, body size (height, weight, and body mass index). The study was demonstrated significant correlation between aortic measurements(at the three levels) with age and correlated to height, weight and body mass index.
This study was notes different between gender measurements23/21 mm (r =0.87, p =.000)for aortic hiatus, 19/17 mm(r =0.74, p=.000) for infrarenal and 16/15 mm (r =0.74, p =.000) for bifurcation. The males have the largest abdominal aortic diameter
than females at the three levels
