Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Fatima Syed Muhammad, Naveed Asad, Shameem Akram, Aqsa, Shanza Zafar, Zoha Sabeeh, Ume Hani Rashid, Lina Khaled Jallad.
Sonographic Evaluation of splenic dimensions in healthy pregnant and non-pregnant women.
J Dow Uni Health Sci Jan ;17(3):77-82.

Background: Spleen is responsible for most of immune reaction occurring in human body. In pregnancy, spleen being an abdominal organ undergoes in physiological changes without any chance of pathology occurrence. Purpose: To determine the ultrasonographic evaluation of splenic dimension both in healthy pregnant and non-pregnant women. Material and Methods: A Comparative Analytical study of splenic dimensions was performed on 200 healthy female patients, in which 100 pregnant females and 100 non-pregnant females were included aged between 15-51 years by Convenient sampling technique. Data is comprising of Qualitative and Quantitative variables (Age, Gestational Age, Pregnant and Non-pregnant women). The quantitative data will be presented in the form of mean, SD and qualitative data will be presented in independent t-test and anova test evaluated and analysed with SPSS version 25. Results: The mean of splenic length, width, thickness and volume of pregnant females were 9.65 cm +- 1.55, 5.58 cm +- 1.44, 6.37 cm +- 2.56 and 178.2 cm3 +- 97.9 respectively. The mean of splenic length, width and thickness and volume of non-pregnant females were 9.76cm +- 1.37, 5.15 cm +- 1.42, 4.46 cm +- 1.10 and 118.8 cm3 +- 47.5 respectively. Conclusion: In pregnancy, the splenic thickness and splenic volume is seen to be increased when compared to non-pregnant women. With an increase in gestational age splenic width and splenic thickness is seen to be increased. With an increase in age, only splenic thickness increases.

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