Chance findings in ultrasonography of the gallbladder and the abdominal organs.
Chance findings (pathological processes in other than in the object organ) were recorded in: I 400 consecutive gallbladder sonographies performed with gray scale compound equipment during 1978-1980, and II 1100 consecutive abdominal or retroperitoneal real time sonographies during 1982-1983. Eight malignant tumours and three aortic aneurysms in group I, and five malignant tumours and four aortic aneurysms in group II were the most significant chance findings. The malignant tumours included seven renal carcinomas. The use of US as a multi-organ imaging method is stressed.
D000005:Abdomen; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D014463:Ultrasonography