title: Diagnostic aspiration of abdominal fluid in patients with acute abdomen.
abstract: Twenty-two patients with acute abdominal symptoms were studied by abdominal sonography and by sonographically guided aspiration of intraperitoneal fluid. The colour of the fluid was found to be diagnostically valuable: a green colour indicated gallbladder perforation, a yellow colour was found in a variety of infectious diseases, a red colour in haemorrhagic pancreatitis or haemorrhage. Aspirating fluid from the peritoneal cavity under ultrasound guidance in connection with any routine ultrasound examination is a valuable and easy method for studying patients with symptoms of acute abdomen.
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Turku University Hospital, Finland.
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mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013396:Suction; D014463:Ultrasonography