Normal values of liver and spleen size by ultrasonography in Indian children.

OBJECTIVES To establish normative data for the ultrasonographic measurement of liver and spleen size in healthy Indian children. SETTING Tertiary-care pediatric teaching hospital. DESIGN Cross-sectional, hospital-based study. PARTICIPANTS 597 healthy children between the ages of 1 month to 12 years. MEASUREMENTS Ultrasonographic evaluation for the assessment of liver and spleen size. These were correlated with the age, sex, height/length and weight of the participants. RESULTS Normal liver and spleen length and range were obtained sonographically. The liver and spleen length significantly correlated highly with the height/length of the subjects (P=0.0001). CONCLUSIONS The study provides the normal values of liver and spleen size by ultrasonography in healthy Indian children.