Measurement of Normal Spleen Dimensions in Sudanese Adult using Ultrasonography

Abstract

This was cross section descriptive study was done during the period from December – February 2019 in Abuda Healthy Center – Elthaurah – Alharah 9 – Omduman – Khartoum state – Sudan. The aim of the study to measure normal spleen (spleen length ,width ,thickness and volume ) and to find the relation between these measurements and subject variables (gender ,age ,height ,weight and BMI). Because we had no reference values of normal spleen measurements in adult Sudanese population. The subject were scanned 70 (31 males – 39 females ) were divided to five groups according to the age . The mean of age was 46 years. The finding included that the mean of standard deviation of the spleen measurement for male of splenic length , width depth and volume were 9.4cm ± 1.1 , 4.2 cm ± o.7 ,4.05 cm ± 0.7 and 88.7 cm3 ± 34, female of splenic length , width depth and volume were 8.8cm ± 1.1 , 3.9 cm ± o.5 , 4.02cm ± 0.4 and 74.6 cm3 ± 22.1. There were statistically significant differences between male and female in splenic length and volume and non significant differences between male and female in width and depth .There was significant correlation between splenic length and volume with subject height and non significant correlation between splenic dimensions and BMI . There was strong linear association of splenic length with height (R2=0.2). The study conducted that the male had longer spleen length than female. There was association of splenic length and volume with subject, height and weight but no association between splenic length and volume with age and BMI for male and female. The values cut of point reference values of normal splenic measurement in adult Sudanese population.