[Ultrasonography in the diagnosis of complications caused by cholelithiasis]. / Ultrazvukovaia diagnostika oslozhnenii zhelchnokamennoi bolezni.

The authors presented the results of ultrasonic investigation of 201 patients with cholelithiasis that were confirmed during surgery. Concurrent acute or chronic inflammations and hydrops of the gallbladder were found to be the commonest complications. More rare but dangerous complications were cholecystempyesis, wall destructions or paravesical abscess. Echographical symptoms of the complications mentioned were presented as well. The informative value of ultrasonic investigation turned to be rather high: the USI data coincided with operative findings in 98% of the patients.

[Ultrasonic echography in the diagnosis of urolithiasis]. / Ul'trazvukovaka ékhografiia v diagnostike urolitiaza.

The paper is concerned with comparison of the results of ultrasound and x-ray investigation in 110 patients with urolithiasis. A possibility was established to diagnose roentgenonegative concrements in the kidneys and pelvicalyceal system with the help of ultrasound echography. The results of x-ray investigation were more reliable for the localization of uretero- and cystoliths. Ultrasound echography in such patients permitted the detection of complications (hydrocalycosis and hydronephrosis) as well as the assessment of the time course of complications in the postoperative period.