ABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY

Correction: Ultrasonography Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.

The Predictive Value of Abdominal Ultrasonography Compared to CT Scan for the Evaluation of Pediatric Lymphoma

Background: Given the children's susceptibility to the harmful radiation of computerized tomography (CT) scans, ultrasonography can be a good alternative in staging pediatric lymphoma. The present study aimed to assess the predictive value of abdominal ultrasonography compared to CT scan in children with lymphoma. Materials and Methods: Fifty-two children with confirmed lymphoma were included ...

Assessment of transverse abdominal muscle symmetry by ultrasonography.

BACKGROUND One of the methods of assessing the transverse abdominal muscle is ultrasonography, which visualizes its thickness and location. We set out to answer the question if the transverse abdominal muscle can always be treated as located symmetrically among the trunk structures. MATERIAL AND METHODS A group of 113 volunteers took part in the study. The volunteers did not experience any se...

Abdominal ultrasonography in hepatolenticular degeneration. A study of 33 patients.

The ultrasonographic study of 33 patients with hepatolenticular degeneration showed the following main changes: disorders of the hepatic echotexture (29 cases), changes of the splenic dimensions (21), liver shrinkage (10), cholelithiasis (8), hepatomegaly and ascites (1). The disorders of liver echotexture exhibited different patterns, from slight to severe changes of the hepatic echogenicity, ...

Ultrasonography Findings of Multiseptate Gallbladder with Recurrent Abdominal Pain

A 42-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital with a complaint of recurrent right upper quadrant pain. The pain was associated with dyspepsia especially after fatty foods. Physical examination and laboratory tests (CBC, liver function tests, serum amylase, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase, and alkaline phosphatase levels, hydatid cyst tests) revealed no abnormality. An abdominal US was...