TY - JOUR
T1 - Size of Liver Edge in Full-Term, Healthy Infants
AU - Ashkenazi, Shai
AU - Mimouni, Francis
AU - Merlob, Paul
AU - Litmanovitz, Itta
AU - Reisner, Salomon H.
PY - 1984/4
Y1 - 1984/4
N2 - The distance between the right costal margin and the liver edge at the midclavicular line was measured within the first 24 hours of life and before discharge in 367 healthy, full-term infants. No significant difference was found between the measurements during the first day of life and at discharge, or in the different groups of gestational age The mean ± SD distance of the liver edge below the costal margin was 3.0 ± 0.7 cm, with a normal range from 1.6 to 4.4 cm. According to our results, we recommend investigation for hepatomegaly when the liver is palpated more than 4.4 cm below the costal margin.
AB - The distance between the right costal margin and the liver edge at the midclavicular line was measured within the first 24 hours of life and before discharge in 367 healthy, full-term infants. No significant difference was found between the measurements during the first day of life and at discharge, or in the different groups of gestational age The mean ± SD distance of the liver edge below the costal margin was 3.0 ± 0.7 cm, with a normal range from 1.6 to 4.4 cm. According to our results, we recommend investigation for hepatomegaly when the liver is palpated more than 4.4 cm below the costal margin.
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U2 - 10.1001/archpedi.1984.02140420043015
DO - 10.1001/archpedi.1984.02140420043015
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AN - SCOPUS:0021361465
SN - 0002-922X
VL - 138
SP - 377
EP - 378
JO - American Journal of Diseases of Children
JF - American Journal of Diseases of Children
IS - 4
ER -