ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE APPENDICITI S

The possibilities of ultrasonic examination in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis are analysed. The ultrasonic parameters are systematized on the basis of examination of 76 patients with various forms of acute inflammation of the vermiform process and of 16 healthy individuals. Exosemeiotics of acute appendicitis is presented. The high significanc e of USE in complex examination of patients with suspected acute infla mmation of the vermiform process difficult for diagnosis is shown. Thi s was confirmed by the results of complex examination of 151 patients with various urgent pathological conditions whose clinical symptomatol ogy was similar to that of acute appendicitis. It was found that USE i mproves the diagnostics in difficult clinical cases and lessens the nu mber of diagnostic and tactical errors. The wide use of ultrasonic exa mination in the daily practice of surgical clinics is recommended.