PMID: 11921493Mar 30, 2002Paper

A multicentre study of abdominal aorta diameters in a Turkish population

The Journal of International Medical Research
N SariosmanogluO Oto

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the normal values for aortic diameters and the prevalence of aortic dilatation in a mixed Turkish population. Between March 1998 and May 2000, patients who were undergoing abdominal ultrasonography examination for pathologies not involving the aorta, in three different cities, were enrolled into the study prospectively. The anterior posterior aortic diameters were measured at the subdiaphragmatic and aortic bifurcation levels using ultrasonography. A total of 596 patients were included (302 females, 294 males). The mean age was 48 +/- 16 years (range, 6-88 years). The mean aortic diameter in the whole group was 19.0 +/- 3.9 mm (10-45 mm) at the subdiaphragmatic level and 15.7 +/- 3.6 mm (9-65 mm) at the aortic bifurcation level. The mean subdiaphragmatic aortic diameter was 18 +/- 3 mm in females and 19 +/- 4 mm in males. The mean aortic diameters at the bifurcation level was 15 +/- 3 mm in females and 16 +/- 4 mm in males. An aortic bifurcation diameter > 30 mm was encountered in 0.67% of the population. This ratio increased to 1.8% in patients over 55 years of age, regardless of sex. A subdiaphragmatic aorta diameter above 30 mm was observed in 1.2% of the population. In patients over th...Continue Reading

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Jul 14, 2010·Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy : SRA·Gülnur Ozgüner, Osman Sulak
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