title: [Ultrasonography in abdominal emergencies].
abstract: From February 1986 to March 1988 113 abdominal US exams were performed in emergency situation to evaluate the accuracy of this methodology: 13 were blunt traumas, 18 postoperative complications. A real-time scanner with a linear probe of 5 MHz was employed. The results were confirmed by surgical and/or clinical and instrumental evaluation. In 81% of the examinations, ultrasonography allowed a diagnosis to be made. Gallbladder and biliary pathologies were the most common findings. The results (sensibility 96%, specificity 88%, accuracy 95%) confirm the reliability of ultrasonography in abdominal emergencies, as shown in literature.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Radiologia, Università La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Risi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alessi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caterino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marzano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fiori
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: L'ultrasonografia nelle urgenze addominali.