title: Hydrosonography of the gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Bowel sonography has become accepted as a useful tool in several gastrointestinal disorders. Filling of the gut with echo-poor liquids has been proposed to achieve a detailed evaluation of the bowel. This article refers to a review made concerning the benefits and limits of hydrosonography of the gastrointestinal tract.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of a luminal contrast agent in bowel sonography may improve results but should be adopted on a case-by-case basis, according to the clinical context and the experience of the sonologist.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Sciences, L. Sacco University Hospital, Via G.B. Grassi, 74, 20157 Milan, Italy. giovanni.maconi@unimi.it
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maconi
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Radice
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bareggi
authors.forename: Gabriele Bianchi
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Porro
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media