Research Article
Morphometric assessment of spleen dimensions and its correlates among individual living in Arba Minch town, southern Ethiopia
Author(s): Solomon Demissie*, Prasad Mergu, Teshale Fikadu, Tadios Hailu, Getachew Abebe and Mengistu Warsa
Introduction: The spleen is a vital lymphoid soft organ that demands constant attention from the clinical point of view. It is multi-dimensional organs that enlarge in all dimensions in disease conditions. The detection of the spleen by palpation on physical examination is not an approval of an enlarged spleen because unenlarged spleen may palpable. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the morphometry of spleen dimensions and its correlates among individuals living in Arba Minch Town by sonographic examinations.
Methods and Materials: Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Arba Minch town from February 1 to March 30, 2020. A multistage systematic and simple random sampling technique was applied to select study participants. Data was entered into Epi-Data version 3.1software and exported to SPSS version 20 software for analysis.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37532/1308-4038.14(3).173-179
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