Assessment of hepatic artery flow volume changes due to hepatosteatosis on pediatric obese patients

Objective: The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of obesity relatedhepatosteatosis on hepatic artery flow volume by Doppler ultrasonography in pediatricpatients.Materials and methods: The hepatic artery flow volume of 42 obese patients accordingto BMI and 32 patients having normal BMI were evaluated using Doppler ultrasonography.The ages of the patients were between 8.5 and 17.Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the normal group andobese group according to the mean hepatic artery flow volume (p>0.05). Increased hepaticartery flow volume was parallel with increased grade of hepatosteatosis, however, this wasnot statistically significant (p>0.05). Strong correlation was observed between obesity andhepaosteatosis.Conclusion: Increased grade of hepatosteatosis due to obesity is accompanied with arelative increase in hepatic artery flow volume. The use of this parameter can provide limitedcontribution in routine follow up examinations.