[Ultrasonic diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases]

The authors describe their experiences with the ultrasound tomography (compound scan and real-time scan) on the basis of 2,360 own examinations. This examination method was particularly suitable in cholelithiases, in concrements of the choledochus, in diseases of the pancreas above all in different forms of pancreatitis and pancreatic tumours and in abdominal lymphomas. The authors emphasize the advantages of the non-invasive method, however, they recommend to valuate the ultrasonographic findings always taking into consideration all other results of clinical examinations.