BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was to establish a standard growth curve of renal, hepatic and splenic dimensions with respect to age, and to find if any relationship existed between these different curves. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and fifty abdominal ultrasound studies were obtained on 62 male and 88 female normal children free of any chronic disease, whose ages ranged from 0 to 15 years. Hepatic, splenic and renal dimensions were obtained in a similar and reproducible fashion for all patients. A statistical study of the measurements obtained compared to the age was performed by dividing the subjects into five groups according to age, and after calculating the mean size and variance. RESULTS: Standard growth curves for the liver, kidney and spleen were constructed. Compared to age, splenic size follows the same growth as that of the kidneys, with a constant ratio. The growth pattern of the liver parallel the renal curve with a mean difference of 2.72 cm. CONCLUSION: A moderate enlargement of spleen and liver is difficult to evaluate only by clinical examination. Ultrasound may detect it by using the kidney size as a reference.
BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was to establish a standard growth curve of renal, hepatic and splenic dimensions with respect to age, and to find if any relationship existed between these different curves. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and fifty abdominal ultrasound studies were obtained on 62 male and 88 female normal children free of any chronic disease, whose ages ranged from 0 to 15 years. Hepatic, splenic and renal dimensions were obtained in a similar and reproducible fashion for all patients. A statistical study of the measurements obtained compared to the age was performed by dividing the subjects into five groups according to age, and after calculating the mean size and variance. RESULTS: Standard growth curves for the liver, kidney and spleen were constructed. Compared to age, splenic size follows the same growth as that of the kidneys, with a constant ratio. The growth pattern of the liver parallel the renal curve with a mean difference of 2.72 cm. CONCLUSION: A moderate enlargement of spleen and liver is difficult to evaluate only by clinical examination. Ultrasound may detect it by using the kidney size as a reference.
Authors: Ida M Schmidt; Katharina M Main; Ida N Damgaard; Claudia Mau; Anna-Maarit Haavisto; Marla Chellakooty; Kirsten A Boisen; Jørgen H Petersen; Thomas Scheike; Klaus Olgaard Journal: Pediatr Nephrol Date: 2004-06-17 Impact factor: 3.714
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Authors: Rafat S Mohtasib; Kamal Alshamiri; Aman Jobeir; Farida Mohsin Ambu-Saidi; Ahmed Masawi; Lamya Alabdulaziz; Faisal Bin Hussain Journal: Ann Saudi Med Date: 2021-02-04 Impact factor: 1.526