SONOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPLEEN IN RELATION TO AGE; A PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN EASTERN NEPALESE ADULTS.

  • *Birendra Kumar Yadav1, L.K.Sharma2, Sanjay Ray Yadav3, Sunil Chakradhar4, Indira Neupane5 1PhD. Research Scholar, Singhania University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India. 2Professor & H.O.D. ,Department of Anatomy, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur ,Nepal. 3Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Chitwan medical college, Bharatpur, Nepal. 4Lecturer, Department of radiology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal. 5Ultrasound Assistant, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal.

Abstract

To  establish the normal range of  the splenic dimensions in East  Nepalese adult population ,we used ultasonography to examine 120 subjects ( 60 males and 60 females ),15 each of age group 31-40yrs,41-50yrs,51-60yrs,61-70yrs ; not known to have any condition likely to be associated with splenic enlargement . Splenic length was measured on longitudional coronal image from dome to tip though the hilum. On transverse coronal plane, measurement of the width of the spleen was made at the hilum,followed by thickness measurement taken in the longitudional coronal plane a at a point bisecting the line indicating length .The results show that the splenic  length ,width and thickness decreased with increase in age in both male and female .All the dimensions were greater in male than in female.

 

KEY WORDS: Sonography , Length , width, thickness ,Spleen ,Age.

 

Published
2013-06-28
How to Cite
Indira Neupane5 *Birendra K. Y. L. S. R. Y. S. C. (2013). SONOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPLEEN IN RELATION TO AGE; A PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN EASTERN NEPALESE ADULTS. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2(3). Retrieved from http://www.jbpr.in/index.php/jbpr/article/view/393
Issue
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2013)
Section
Research Articles

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