[Echographic signs of biliary atresia]. / Ekhograficheskie priznaki biliarnoi atrezii.

The assessment of echographic features of biliary atresia was conducted in 65 newborn children ageing up to 3 mo. Their characteristic variants were revealed: the absence or reduction in size of gall-bladder, the presence of hyperechogenic triangular formation in V. portae bifurcation (the symptom of "triangular cicatrix"); the thickening of anterior wall of V. portae right branch. The timely and correct establishment of the diagnosis permits a child to survive and serve the hepatic fibrosis prophylaxis. Echohepatography is a sufficiently trustful method of investigation.

[The methods and principles for ultrasonic study of the digestive tract]. / Metody i printsipy ul'trazvukovogo issledovaniia pishchevaritel'nogo kanala.

The paper addresses issues of preparation of patients for ultrasound investigation of the stomach and bowels. Echographic structure of hollow organs in the norm is presented. Approaches to examining different portions of the stomach and intestine are outlined.

[Ultrasound diagnosis of pyloric stenosis in young children]. / Ul'trazvukovaia diagnostika pilorostenoza u detei rannego vozrasta.

The results of observation of 12 children ranging in age from 1 to 4 mos with tentative diagnosis of pyloric stenosis are presented. The study was performed by special method, using "Aloka" SSD-280 (Japan) ultrasound apparatus. The characteristic symptoms of the disease were revealed in 9 children, diagnosis of pyloric stenosis was confirmed by means of endoscopy, palpation, and intraoperatively. The use of US is practically harmless, and can completely substitute for a roentgenologic method in detecting the given congenital pathology.