Sonographic measurements of the liver, spleen and kidney dimensions in the healthy term and preterm newborns

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

“…This finding is similar to the findings of other previous authors 6,16 . Therefore, sex certainly is not a determining factor for spleen dimension in schoolage children in this population.…”

“…However, there was a moderate increase in BMI as spleen dimensions increased. Previous studies are in agreement with these findings 6,12,16 . These findings indicate that spleen length and width can be used as growth parameters in school age children.…”

“…Konus et al 6 also reported that spleen dimensions showed the best correlation with body height in a children population. Soyupak et al 16 and Safak et al 10 , however, reported that spleen dimensions showed the best correlation with body weight among children population they studied. Thus the normal limits and percentile curves of the spleen among school age children were defined according to body weight in a Turkish population 10 .…”

Nomogram of Kidney Size in Lebanon

“…The present study has shown that there were no significant differences in the renal volume and length with respect to gender. This finding is similar to the findings of other previous authors (19,20,21,22). Therefore, gender certainly is not a determining factor for kidney dimensions in school-age children in this population.…”

“…Konus et al(19) also reported that kidney dimensions showed the best correlation with body height in a Caucasian children population. Soyupak et al (21) and Safak et al(19), however, reported that kidney dimensions showed the best correlation with body weight among the children population they studied. These differences with the present study may be due to variations in race or different ethnic origins.…”