Ultrasonographic Morphometry of Adult Speen in Chhattisgarh

Abstract

Introduction-Spleen is an integral organ of the reticulo-endothelial system which functions by removing old and damaged Red Blood Cells, thereby, filtering blood, apart from synthesising Immunoglobulin G, Properdin and Tuftsin. Aims & Objectives-To evaluate the average spleen length (SL), spleen breadth (SB) and spleen thickness (ST) in adult population of Chhattisgarh. Materials & Methods-400 subjects (239 females and 161 males) were recruited for the study who underwent abdominal ultrasonography in the department of Radiodiagnosis. Result-mean splenic length, spleen breadth and spleen thickness in females was 92.35±7.98mm, 46.25±8.42mm and 33.38±4.59mm respectively, while in males was 100.44±8.79mm, 47.88±7.52mm and 37.49±5.21mm respectively. Conclusion-Average splenic dimensions for Chhattisgarhi population were established and it was noted that there is a significant difference between splenic dimensions of female and male population