A postmortem study on morphometry of the human stomach in a Bangladeshi population

Authors

  • Gul Newaz Begum Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka
  • Abu Sadat Mohammad Nurunnabi Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka
  • Sunjida Shahriah Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Z.H. Sikder Women?s Medical College, Dhaka
  • Khandaker Abu Rayhan Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Popular Medical College, Dhaka
  • Hosna Ara Perven Assistant Professor, The Medical College for Women & Hospital, Uttara, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v22i1.15598

Keywords:

Stomach, morphometry, length, breadth

Abstract

Context: A Cross-sectional, descriptive type of study was done in the Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, from July 2005 to June 2006, to see the variation in the size of the stomach with age in Bangladeshi people.

Methods: The study was performed on 60 post mortem human stomach collected from unclaimed dead bodies which were in the morgue under examination in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka. The samples were divided into four age-groups including group A (2-16 years), group B (17-22 years) and group C (23-65 years). The length and breadth of each stomach were measured by using a measuring tape.

Results: The mean length of the stomach were found 12.18±1.77 cm in group A, 17.74±1.95 cm in group B, and 25.31±1.63 cm in group C. The mean breadth of the stomach were found 6.81±0.40 cm, 8.26±0.57 cm and 9.54±0.45 cm in group A, B and C respectively. The differences between age groups were statistically significant (P<0.001).

Conclusion: The length and breadth of the human stomach increase with age.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v22i1.15598

J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 22, No. 1, April, 2013, Page 16-18

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2013-07-06

How to Cite

Begum, G. N., Nurunnabi, A. S. M., Shahriah, S., Rayhan, K. A., & Perven, H. A. (2013). A postmortem study on morphometry of the human stomach in a Bangladeshi population. Journal of Dhaka Medical College, 22(1), 16–18. https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v22i1.15598

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