[Roentgeno-ultrasound diagnosis of acute pancreatitis and its complications].

Abstract

A program of combined radio-ultrasound diagnosis of acute pancreatitis was developed. Altogether 1257 patients were investigated over time, of them various complications were found in 303 (24%). The accuracy of detection of acute pancreatitis was 92%, that of purulent complications was 93%, that of false pancreatic cysts was 98.2%. Ultrasound and roentgenological semiotics of various types of complications of pancreatitis was described. Ultrasound investigation was shown to be the most important one in the diagnosis of patients with acute pancreatitis.