Study Of Fatty Liver In Sudanese Using Ultrasonography

ABSTRACT

The fatty liver is one of diseases that can be discovered when performing routine abdominal ultrasound and noted that its prevalence increased. Although of its wide prevalence and serious prognosis, there was no previous study determined the prevalence of fatty liver in Sudanese. The main objective of this study was to know the prevalence of fatty liver disease in adult Sudanese using ultrasonography; linking it by obesity. One hundred and fourteen patients aging between 18 to74 years were scanned at the year of 2015 attended to the Ribat Universal Hospital. (Khartoum Sudan) for routine abdominal ultrasound. Coronal, axial and longitudinal scans done to well prepared patients at supine position with hold inspiration using siemnces (Germany) ultrasound machine with 2-5 mega hirz convex probe applying enough capable gel. This study revealed that 31 (27.2) % patients out of 114 patients showed fatty liver disease; 23patients (77.4) % out of them associated with obesity. The study also revealed that the highest frequency of fatty liver disease among the age group (35-44) years by percentage of 34.6 %. Regarding the gender fatty liver disease was more common in male (29.4) % comparing with female (25.4) %. Four out of four patients (100) % were alcoholic abuser. Six diabetic patients (54.5) % out of 11 was showed fatty liver comparing with five patients (45.5) % none. The high life style patients showing 16 patients with fatty liver out of 42 the percentage was 38% on the other hand the low life style patient's percentage was only 20.8%. Finally the prevalence of fatty liver disease in this study is 27.2% and has directly link to obesity.