GENDER DIFFERENCE IN UPPER ABDOMINAL SONOGRAPHY
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Gender, upper abdomen, sonographyAbstract
Objective: To compare the sonography findings among male and female patients who came for chronic upper abdominal pain.
Methods: An ultrasound database of August/2000 was used for the purpose of this study. One hundred thirty nine patients with upper abdominal complaints were included (F81, M58, age range 25 days to 100 years).
Results: Among the females 42 were normal (53%), but among the males 22 were normal (35%). Fourteen women and 2 men had cholelithiasis, but hydronephrosis was found in 5 female and 5 male patients.
Conclusion: No significant gender difference was noted in upper abdominal sonographic findings except gallstone, which is more in women then in men.
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