Abstract:

Aim: was to study possibilities of transabdominal ultrasonography in the diagnostics of the first phase of acute pancreatitis.

Material and methods: for the period 2010-2016, 7488 patients which required a differential diagnosis of disease with acute pancreatitis were urgently hospitalized. Transabdominal ultrasonography was made in 100% of patients in first hours and days of after hospitalization. 3519(47%) of patients were hospitalized during first 7 days from the beginning of the disease. Acute pancreatitis was confirmed in 458 patients (13%).

Results: new ultrasound signs were discovered and on the basis of them - a new method of transabdominal ultrasonography of acute pancreatitis was developed, which is based on the identification of hypoechoic areas corresponding to the vitreous edema of loose connective tissue, more than 2 mm thickness and more than 5 mm length. When identifying these signs at least in one of fixed parapancreatic areas - we diagnose acute pancreatitis.

Conclusions: the patented new method of transabdominal ultrasonography of acute pancreatitis in the first phase of the disease (patent # 2622611) allows to confirm or reject acute pancreatitis during the direct visualization of the pancreas. The method makes possible to establish an exact diagnosis when it is required to differentiate acute pancreatitis from another urgent pathology ir case of the absence of anamnesis, specific laboratory changes, the inability to apply other visualization methods, with changes in organs caused by concomitant pathology and background diseases, in patients with overweight.

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