Sometimes, a person, addressing a doctor with complaints about low hemoglobin, impaired metabolism, fatigue and frequent headaches, is sincerely surprised to hear that he needs a consultation of a hepatologist and gastroenterologist - specialists involved in the treatment of the pancreas and liver. After all, the above symptoms occur in hepatitis, pancreatitis and hepatitis pancreatitis - a disease quite common in modern society.
Before prescribing treatment, the physician should make sure of the presence of the disease, its nature and extent of spread in the liver and pancreas. To do this, the specialist will appoint a comprehensive examination, which necessarily includes ultrasound.
Ultrasound of the liver and pancreas
When diagnosing abdominal organs, ultrasound is considered to be one of the most common and widely available methods that do not have contraindications. After all, ultrasound is safe, painless, time-consuming and highly informative method that can be used by pregnant women and children. Unlike X-ray radiation in radiography, ultrasonic waves are absolutely safe.
On ultrasound, the diagnostician examines the abdominal organs with the help of ultrasound waves transmitted by the scanner, and reads the sensor, giving the result as an image on the computer screen. Then it is deciphered by a specialist, making descriptions of the size, shape, structure and density of the parenchyma of the organs, as well as the location of the liver and pancreas in the peritoneum. Ultrasound can detect how diffuse gland changes, the presence of fluid or cavities in them, and focal lesions inherent in tumors, bruises, abscesses. The presence of stones in the bile ducts, changes in blood vessels and ducts is also diagnosed by ultrasound.
The result of ultrasound is an informative, fairly accurate method, but it can not be the only one for the purpose of treatment. Only a combination of tests and diagnostic tests will allow the doctor to establish the correct diagnosis and prescribe an effective treatment.
Before examining the liver and pancreas for three days, the patient should exclude from his diet products causing flatulence in the intestine: dark breads, milk, vegetables and fruits, sweets and juices with a high glucose content.
If the patient has high gas formation, which is not uncommon in pancreatitis, the doctor will prescribe the intake of enzymes and adsorbents before eating. And also on the eve of the evening and on the day of the examination, ultrasound is placed with cleansing enemas. If the patient's condition is severe and he needs to prescribe emergency treatment, the ultrasound is done without preparation.