RESULTS ULTRASAUND RESEARCHES IN COMPLICATED FORMS OF PANCREATITIS

Abstract

Purpose: To characterise sonographic pattern depending on the duration of complicated chronic pancreatitis.Materials and Methods: The ultrasound research with the machine Kransbuller Sonoscop 30 was conducted on 50 patients. In this cases, the size of the pancreas, its contours and character echostructure, parenchymal echogenicity, the diameter of Wirsung duct, the state of its walls, the presence of inclusions were investigated.Results: In complicated forms of pancreatitis in the duration of 3 year old ultrasonic signs of inflammation of the pancreas are defined and in the duration of more than 3 year, the outlines of the pancrease was rough but clear, gland was deformed, more pronounced dilatation of the Wirsung duct observed, along with local expansion. there are large areas of dense tissue, and chronization process is accompanied by development of fibrosis.Summary: Pseudocyst formation is observed in 81.8% of patients for 3 years duration of pancreatitis and in 42.9% with duration more than 3 years. The majority of pancreas ducts stones found in the patients whose duration of the disease was more than 3 years - 42 9% versus 18.2%.

Keywords

• chronic pancreatitis. complications. cysts
• stones