ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION IN CHILDREN

Abstract

Over the past 10 years, 266 children aged 5 months to 16 years with
a diagnosis of acute intestinal obstruction were treated at the Specialized Children's
Surgical Clinic of SamSMU. In the complex of diagnostic studies for suspected
intestinal obstruction, in addition to traditional methods, we included
ultrasonography of the abdominal cavity; in addition, according to indications, we
perform multislice computed tomography. This method allowed successful diagnosis,
sharply reduced the number of x-ray examinations and, thereby, reducing the overall
radiation exposure to the patient and staff, and also significantly increased the
percentage of conservatively treated patients with intussusception.