Normal values of liver and spleen size by ultrasonography in Indian children.
OBJECTIVE
To establish normative data for the ultrasonographic measurement of liver and spleen size in healthy Indian children.


METHODS
Tertiary-care pediatric teaching hospital.


METHODS
Cross-sectional, hospital-based study.


METHODS
597 healthy children between the ages of 1 month to 12 years.


METHODS
Ultrasonographic evaluation for the assessment of liver and spleen size. These were correlated with the age, sex, height/length and weight of the participants.


RESULTS
Normal liver and spleen length and range were obtained sonographically. The liver and spleen length significantly correlated highly with the height/length of the subjects (P=0.0001).


CONCLUSIONS
The study provides the normal values of liver and spleen size by ultrasonography in healthy Indian children.
Dhingra
Bhavna
B
Department of Pediatrics, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya (Maulana Azad Medical College), Geeta Colony, Delhi, India.
Sharma
Suvasini
S
Mishra
Devendra
D
Kumari
Reema
R
Pandey
Ravindra Mohan
RM
Aggarwal
Shailendra
S
D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D009929:Organ Size; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013154:Spleen / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014463:Ultrasonography