Sonographic Determination of Normal Spleen Size in Turkish Adults/Determinacion Ecografica del Tamano Normal del Bazo en Adultos Turcos

The current study was undertaken to determine normal spleen dimensions and anthropometric evaluation by ultrasonography from females and males in our population. These measurements were taken using an ultrasonography. The mean values of the age, height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of subjects, spleen width (SW), spleen length (SL), spleen thickness (ST) and spleen volume calculated with elipsoid formula; length x width x thickness x 0.524 were taken. These measurements were found to be 36.37 [+ or -] 10.83 years, 164.22+4.72 cm, 60.26 [+ or -] 7.11 kg, 22.30 [+ or -] 2.09 kg/[m.sup.2], 7.58 [+ or -] 1.56 cm, 9.87+1.28 cm, 3.34+0.79 cm and 136.05 [+ or -] 61.14 [cm.sup.3] in females respectively. Additionally, in males same dimensions were 40.50 [+ or -] 12.77 years, 174.41 [+ or -] 6.57 cm, 76.33 [+ or -] 8.54 kg, 25.06 [+ or -] 2.10 kg/[m.sup.2], 8.75 [+ or -] 1.84 cm, 11.01 [+ or -] 1.186 cm, 4.12 [+ or -] 1.09 cm and 220.70 [+ or -] 115.35 [cm.sup.3] respectively. The observations presented in this report have defined anatomic parameters about spleen size that need to be taken into consideration for reference data to determine population discrepancies and helpful for radiologists and clinicians. KEY WORDS: Spleen length; Spleen width; Spleen thickness; Spleen volume. El objetivo fue determinar las dimensiones normales del bazo y realizar una evaluacion antropometrica mediante ecografia en mujeres y hombres turcos. Fueron calculados los valores medios de edad, altura, peso, indice de masa corporal (IMC), ancho del bazo (AB), longitud del bazo (LB) y grosor del bazo (GB), junto al volumen del bazo mediante la formula elipsoide (largo x ancho x grosor x 0,524). Las mujeres presentaron una edad de 36,37 [+ or -] 10,83 anos, altura de 164,22 [+ or -] 4,72 cm, peso de 60,26 [+ or -] 7,11 kg, IMC de 22,30 [+ or -] 2,09 kg/[m.sup.2], AB de 7,58 [+ or -] 1,56 cm, LB de 9,87 [+ or -] 1,28 cm, GB de 3,34+0,79 cm y volumen del bazo de 136,05 [+ or -] 61,14 [cm.sup.3]. Los hombres presentaron una edad de 40,50 [+ or -] 12,77 anos, altura de 174,41 [+ or -] 6,57 cm, peso de 76,33 [+ or -] 8,54 kg, IMC de 25,06 [+ or -] 2,10 kg/[m.sup.2], AB de 8,75 [+ or -] 1,84 cm, LB de 11,01 [+ or -] 1,186 cm, GB de 4,12 [+ or -] 1,09 cm y volumen del bazo de 220,70 [+ or -] 115,35 [cm.sup.3]. Nuestras observaciones han definido parametros anatomicos sobre el tamano del bazo, los cuales deben ser considerados como datos de referencia para determinar las discrepancias en la po