[Ultrasonic methods of functional diagnosis in urology]

The results of ultrasonic investigations (n = 15,822) and treatment of 7778 patients treated in the urological clinic of 1. M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy in 1985-1998. Functional ultrasonic diagnosis serves the basis for a new line in urology--application of ultrasonic methods with various pharmacological tests to improve the diagnosis and assess functional status of the kidneys and urinary tracts. Comparison of the findings of ultrasonic and other examinations in patients with urinary tract diseases with the operative and morphological findings characterizes diagnostic value of ultrasonic functional techniques in some diseases.