Analysis of somatotype on liver, spleen and kidney morphology in healthy children: an ultrasonographic anatomy study

Authors : Hilal Er Ulubaba, Rukiye Çiftçi, Deniz Şenol, Şeyma Toy, Erhan Berk, Muhammet Bora Uzuner
Pages : 478-485
Doi:10.17826/cumj.1662614
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Publication Date : 2025-06-30
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Purpose: Somatotype is a quantitative expression of an individual’s current morphological configuration and consists of three classifications: mesomorphy, endomorphy and ectomorphy. This study aimed to examine the relationship between somatotype and liver, spleen, and kidney morphometry in healthy children utilizing ultrasonographic (USG) methods. Materials and Methods: One hundred healthy children between the ages of 7 and 10 participated in the study. The sizes of liver, spleen and kidney were measured using USG. The children’s somatotypes were determined according to the Heath-Carter method by taking 10 anthropometric measurements. Results: As a result of the measurements, it was determined that the highest value of liver length was 11.9 cm (9.9-13.6) in Mesomorph Endomorph somatotype and the smallest value was 10.9 (9-12.3) in central somatotype. The highest value of right kidney vertical length was 32 mm (25-45) in Mesomorph Endomorph somatotype and the lowest value was 29 mm (25-34) in central somatotype. According to the results of the Kruskall Wallis H test analysis, there was a statistically significant difference between liver length and right kidney vertical length measurements and somatotypes (p<0.05). Post-hoc analysis indicated that this difference was due to the central and mesomorph-endomorph somatotypes. Conclusion: In conclusion, we believe that our results should be taken into consideration for clinical diagnoses. Additionally, we suggest that taking our measurement results into consideration in abdominal ultrasound scans is necessary for an accurate evaluation. We think that clinicians evaluating the pathologies of diseases related to the organs we measured should not forget the size changes according to the somatotype results.
Keywords : Çocuklarda somatotip, Karaciğer, Dalak, Böbrek, Ultrasonografi

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