Sonographic biometry of spleen among school age children in Nsukka, Southeast, Nigeria

Eze, CU; Agwu, Kenneth K.; Dn, Ezeasor; Ochie, Kalu; Aronu, Ann Ebele; Agwuna, KK; Nwadike, IU

doi:10.4314/ahs.v13i2.27

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“…This finding agrees with the result of a previous study. 14 In this study, the spleen of SCD subjects generally had undulating variations in size increasing rapidly from 2 years of age to the childhood/adulthood transitional age of 18 years. Beyond 18 years, there was a mixture of sharp reduction and increase in spleen size in an undulating form up to the age of 58 years.…”

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“…12,13,15,17,18 Consequently, some authors opined the need to establish population specific normal abdominal organ morphology in different climes and ethnicities. 6,11,14 Measurement of the spleen by a competent sonographer using a high quality ultrasound machine and proper technique is reliable. This is shown by the low inter-and intra-observer errors of the pilot study (P > 0.05).…”

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“…Many authors, 13,14,18,[20][21][22][23][24] are of the opinion that a simple single measurement of spleen length is an accurate estimate of spleen size as it correlates strongly with the actual spleen dimensions (spleen length, volume and weight) at autopsy. Compared with spleen width in the present study, the spleen length showed the highest correlation with the body parameters.…”

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“…The technique of right lateral decubitus position in the coronal plane was adopted for this study because of superior advantage of obtaining easily the longest dimension of the spleen and reproducibility of measurement 14 . Longitudinal size measurement was performed between the most superomedial and the most inferolateral points of the spleen.…”

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“…10,11 Regional variations in splenic size and spleen parenchyma echo-texture among sickle cell disease (SCD) patients exist in different publications. [12][13][14][15][16] No such study has been documented in our locality.…”

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Sonographic evaluation of the spleen among sickle cell disease patients in a teaching hospital in Nigeria

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Background: Regional variations in size and parenchyma echo-texture of the spleen among sickle cell disease (SCD) patients have been documented in various publications. The objectives of this study were to assess the size and parenchyma echo-texture of the spleen of SCD patients and ascertain the relationship of age, height and weight with the spleen sizes. Methods: This was a cross sectional study involving 103 each of SCD and age matched control subjects. Aloka ST-550 -3500 ultrasound machine with 3.5 and 5 MHz convex transducers was used to scan the subjects over a 15 months period (September, 2012 to November, 2013. The age, height and weight of each subject were recorded. Results: The spleen sizes of SCD patients were generally larger than those of the controls (p < 0.05). Abnormal spleen parenchyma of varied appearances was found among the SCD subjects. There were negative correlations between mean spleen sizes and height, weight and age in SCD patients but positive correlations were found between them in the controls. Conclusion: Routine sonographic assessment of spleen size and echo-texture is useful in the management of SCD patients. Sci. 2015;15(3):949-58. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v15i3.32

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Methods of Ultrasound Spleen Morphometry

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2021

J of Ultrasound Medicine

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This article presents a review of the methods of determining spleen size in sonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. The review aims to summarize the data on the methods of estimating the linear dimensions of the spleen and splenic volume and describe the physiological variability of spleen size depending on sex, age, and different physiological conditions. We systematized the methods used for measuring the spleen and presented them in the form of a table, analyzed the results of previous studies, and compared the accuracy of different methods of calculating the splenic volume using a variety of diagnostic methods.

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Relationship between ultrasound-measured spleen, liver and anthropometry of children living in a rural community in southwest Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

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Sonographic biometry of spleen among school age children in Nsukka, Southeast, Nigeria

Abstract: Background: Normative value of spleen size

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Sonographic evaluation of the spleen among sickle cell disease patients in a teaching hospital in Nigeria

Sonographic evaluation of the spleen among sickle cell disease patients in a teaching hospital in Nigeria

Methods of Ultrasound Spleen Morphometry

Relationship between ultrasound-measured spleen, liver and anthropometry of children living in a rural community in southwest Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

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