Is it possible to detect peritoneal adhesions with ultrasound before abdominal surgery?

Abstract

Abdominal adhesions at the stage of surgical treatment limit the possibility of safe manipulation both at the stage of access and during the surgery. The number of complications associated with adhesions can be reduced by obtaining data on their localization.The variety of methods for preoperative detection of abdominal adhesions is very limited. Ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography are used for this purpose. The article is the first part of a review devoted to the study of diagnostic methods and reveals the possibilities of ultrasonography.

Keywords

• abdominal adhesions
• abdominal adhesive disease
• ultrasonography
• transabdominal ultrasound
• abdominal wall sonography
• visceral slide