Percutaneous abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnosis chronic diseases of liver, gall-bladder, bile ducts and pancreas.

* Sources of funding – none Chronic diseases of the liver, gall-bladder and bile ducts and pancreas are the most common disorders encountered in the routine practice of a general surgeon. Routine percutaneous ultrasonography is a commonly available imaging method of abdominal organs and is a significant tool in the accurate detection of the reported disorders. Despite high variability and number of pathological entities among these disorders, the diagnosis can be made on the basis of ultrasonographic imaging provided that the operator has sufficient experience and availability of high quality equipment. Literature reports various diagnostic accuracies for percutaneous abdominal ultrasonography in the detection of the reported disorders, however no one questions high value of the ultrasonography in the surgical diagnosis. It is widely regarded as a basic diagnostic modality besides physical examination and interview. The aim of this paper is to present our own experience in the diagnosis of chronic disorders of the liver, gall-bladder and bile ducts and pancreas using routine, percutaneous ultrasonography basing on analysis of rich material of the Department that specialized in the treatment and diagnosis of these diseases. DIAGNoSTIC ACCURACY oF PERCUTANEoUS ABDoMINAL ULTRASoNoGRAPHY