Chronic pancreatitis represents the result of a continuous, prolonged, inflammatory, and fibrosing process that affects pancreas. Pseudocysts are common sequelae acute or chronic most cystic lesion Abdominal ultrasonography is limited in detecting pancreatic disease, especially located tail. A 60-year-old woman presented to our institute with upper abdominal discomfort. We visualized calcificat...

The aim of our study was to verify the reliability of transvaginal ultrasonography in the pre-operative evaluation of bladder endometriosis. Six patients with suspected bladder endometriosis were studied. At referral to our department all six women underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasonography, cystoscopy and descending urography. Subsequently all t...

omental cysts occur rarely. patients with omental cysts usually present with abdominal distention and a painless abdominal mass. in children it may present as an acute abdomen due to intestinal obstruction. the most common physical finding of an omental cyst is a freely movable abdominal mass, which should be considered in differential diagnosis of these cases. the diagnostic procedures include...

Multiseptate gallbladder, a rare congenital anomaly, can present with recurrent abdominal pain. Ultrasonography is the preferred imaging technique in patients with abdominal pain, especially for the evaluation of the gallbladder. We present the sonographic appearance of a multiseptate gallbladder.

There is a big demand for books on medical ultrasonography in clinical practice. This is due to the fact that ultrasonography is a rapid and reliable method to diagnose a medical condition, even in general practice or emergency settings. In experienced hands, it has a high diagnostic accuracy and may be faster than other imaging techniques. Moreover, ultrasonography or echography is largely ava...

Emergency physicians have used point-of-care ultrasonography since the 1990 s. Pediatric emergency medicine physicians have more recently adopted this technology. Point-of-care ultrasonography is used for various scenarios, particularly the evaluation of soft tissue infections or blunt abdominal trauma and procedural guidance. To date, there are no published statements from national organizatio...

INTRODUCTION Intussusception is the commonest cause of intestinal obstruction in infants and young children. MATERIALS AND METHODS This report reviews the clinical presentation, investigations and outcomes of patients with intussusception treated at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital between 1 May 1997 and 30 April 2000. RESULTS The study population comprised 160 consecutive patients tr...

This study reports a rare case of broad ligament abdominal ectopic pregnancy (EP). Interventions included preoperative transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasonography operative laparoscopy. Successful extraction the EP, followed by suturing mesosalpinx, was performed. Laparoscopic fertility-preservation treatment EP is valuable for women during childbearing period.