Characterization of The Spleen in Long Standing Hemodialysis Patients Using Ultrasound
Journal Title: Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research (Quest Journals JMDSR) - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 9
Abstract
This study had been done in the Renal Dialysis Center in Sudanese kidney Transplanted Association (Association Specialized Hospital) in Khartoum state during the period from September 2016 to January 2017. The main goal of this study is to evaluate the spleen of long standing hemodialysis patients by using ultrasound apparatus, with a probe of 3.5 MHz frequency. The study was done on 100 cases under regular hemodialysis for 3 years or more. The study showed that there was an increasing in spleen length, width and thickness comparing with normal range. Therefore the volume of spleen increased comparing with normal range. The measurement of the splenic parameters (length, thickness and volume) reported that they were increasing when age increased. Also it was showed that when the all measurements of the spleen increased, its echogenecity decreasing and echotexture changing from homogenecity to heterogenecity
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Kamal Badawi
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