What is an ultrasound?
Ultrasound is a diagnostic imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to visualize certain organs and body structures.
Abdominal ultrasound
With abdominal ultrasound, the internal organs of the abdomen area are observed: liver, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder and kidneys, together with the contents of the abdomen (ascitic fluid, etc.), bile ducts and blood vessels
What information does it provide?
The abdominal ultrasound in addition to allowing the diagnosis of the causes of abdominal pain (such as stones in the gallbladder), shows the size of the abdominal organs, the presence of tumors and assesses the damage caused in these organs by an illness.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to questions about this technique
Ultrasound does not entail any risk to health, has no contraindications and is totally painless.
You will be indicated when you are summoned to perform it.
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Hidden infection by C virus
Up to 30% of patients with cryptogenic hepatitis can be caused by the seronegative hidden infection by hepatitis C virus (HIC).
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A is an acute inflammatory disease of the liver, caused by infection with hepatitis A virus (VAH).
Cryptogenic Hepatitis
It is a liver disease of an inflammatory nature and can develop chronically.
Cholangitis
It is a chronic progressive liver disease that mainly affects women (90% of cases) from the fourth decade of life.
Hepatitis B
It is a viral infection of the liver that causes inflammation of the liver and the death of hepatocytes.
Fatty liver
It is the second cause of liver transplantation in the USA and in the next 10 years is expected to be the first cause. It is a serious illness if it is not treated properly.
