Abstract
The number of children and adolescents with hypersplenism is increasing as the number of long-term survivors undergoing successful Kasai operation for biliary atresia increases. The aim of this study was to determine the standard splenic volume in normal children and adolescents. We measured the splenic volumes with computed tomography (CT) images obtained from 49 Japanese children, adolescents, and young adults, ranging from 9 days to 25 years of age, and from 3.0 kg to 89.0 kg of body weight. The best correlation was observed between splenic volume (SV: cm3) and body weight (BW: kg) with a power curve regression; SV = 6.516 BW0.797, r = 0.924. The splenic volume and age (AG: years) also correlated well on a power curve; SV = 41.879 AG0.411, r = 0.897. The ratio of the splenic volume to the body weight (SV/BW: cm3/kg) decreased with age; from 4.5 cm3/kg at 1 month to 2.4 cm3/kg at 25 years of age, according to an exponential curve; SV/BW = 4.473 e(-0.026AG), r = 0.593. The above formulas are thus considered to be clinically useful, especially in the assessment of splenic size in children with hypersplenism both before and after partial splenic embolization.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 726-728 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Surgery Today |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Computed tomography
- Spleen
- Standard splenic volume
- Volumetry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
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Standard splenic volume in children and young adults measured from CT images. / Watanabe, Yasuhiko; Todani, Takuji; Noda, Takuo; Yamamoto, Sae.
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T1 - Standard splenic volume in children and young adults measured from CT images
AU - Watanabe, Yasuhiko
AU - Todani, Takuji
AU - Noda, Takuo
AU - Yamamoto, Sae
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - The number of children and adolescents with hypersplenism is increasing as the number of long-term survivors undergoing successful Kasai operation for biliary atresia increases. The aim of this study was to determine the standard splenic volume in normal children and adolescents. We measured the splenic volumes with computed tomography (CT) images obtained from 49 Japanese children, adolescents, and young adults, ranging from 9 days to 25 years of age, and from 3.0 kg to 89.0 kg of body weight. The best correlation was observed between splenic volume (SV: cm3) and body weight (BW: kg) with a power curve regression; SV = 6.516 BW0.797, r = 0.924. The splenic volume and age (AG: years) also correlated well on a power curve; SV = 41.879 AG0.411, r = 0.897. The ratio of the splenic volume to the body weight (SV/BW: cm3/kg) decreased with age; from 4.5 cm3/kg at 1 month to 2.4 cm3/kg at 25 years of age, according to an exponential curve; SV/BW = 4.473 e(-0.026AG), r = 0.593. The above formulas are thus considered to be clinically useful, especially in the assessment of splenic size in children with hypersplenism both before and after partial splenic embolization.
AB - The number of children and adolescents with hypersplenism is increasing as the number of long-term survivors undergoing successful Kasai operation for biliary atresia increases. The aim of this study was to determine the standard splenic volume in normal children and adolescents. We measured the splenic volumes with computed tomography (CT) images obtained from 49 Japanese children, adolescents, and young adults, ranging from 9 days to 25 years of age, and from 3.0 kg to 89.0 kg of body weight. The best correlation was observed between splenic volume (SV: cm3) and body weight (BW: kg) with a power curve regression; SV = 6.516 BW0.797, r = 0.924. The splenic volume and age (AG: years) also correlated well on a power curve; SV = 41.879 AG0.411, r = 0.897. The ratio of the splenic volume to the body weight (SV/BW: cm3/kg) decreased with age; from 4.5 cm3/kg at 1 month to 2.4 cm3/kg at 25 years of age, according to an exponential curve; SV/BW = 4.473 e(-0.026AG), r = 0.593. The above formulas are thus considered to be clinically useful, especially in the assessment of splenic size in children with hypersplenism both before and after partial splenic embolization.
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Spleen
KW - Standard splenic volume
KW - Volumetry
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U2 - 10.1007/BF02384985
DO - 10.1007/BF02384985
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VL - 27
SP - 726
EP - 728
JO - Japanese Journal of Surgery
JF - Japanese Journal of Surgery
SN - 0941-1291
IS - 8
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