RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING METHODS FOR ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF ABDOMINAL POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS

Postoperative acute pancreatitis is a disease accompanied by severe symptoms that manifest as a systemic reaction in a certain short time. The choice of optimal methods and accurate implementation of visualization measures are of great importance in determining its severity. The aim of the study was a comparative analysis of the diagnostic efficiency of ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) in detecting postoperative acute pancreatitis and complications after surgery on the gallbladder. A total of 60 patients with acute pancreatitis were included in the study. Of these, 31 (51.7%) were men and 29 (48.3%) were women. The study also included 20 patients with complications after cholecystectomy, including 11 (55.0%) men and 9 (45.0%) women. The types of operations performed were determined and postoperative symptoms were analyzed. All patients underwent CT and US. According to the obtained data, ultrasound was more effective in identifying postoperative infiltrates, and CT for timely diagnosis of abscesses, which was consistent with the results of scientific studies by foreign authors. In general, comparing the effectiveness of ultrasound and CT diagnostic methods for identifying postoperative acute pancreatitis and complications after cholecystectomy, we came to the conclusion that, when studying both postoperative complications, the effectiveness of CT in identifying the main signs was higher than that of ultrasound.