Role of X Ray and USG in Patient Admitted with Acute Abdomen (original) (raw)

Introduction: Acute abdomen is the common cause of emergency admissions. Investigations like X RAY and USG plays an important role in the diagnosis of disease and so prompt treatment can done without delay and unnecessary laparoto-mies can be avoided Material and methods: This study was done on 1138 patient which were admitted over a period of one year with acute abdomen in Surgery department. Scout X-ray and USG was done in 181 patients. Scout X –Ray film gives lots of information and very helpful in diagnosing perforation and intesinal obstruction. Results: Incidence of acute abdomen was 26.93%.Majority of pateints (76.97%) were from rural area. In 80% cases of acute abdomen gastrointestinal system was involved.X-ray has diagnosed all cases of perforation peritonitis (100%). Chol-ecystitis was diagnosed in 96% cases with USG.Ultrasound was uniquely diagnostic in cases of appendicular abscess and twisted ovarian cyst. Conclusion: This study shows that simple X-Ray and USG plays an important role in definite diagnosis of acute abdomen so as to avoid unnecessary laparotomies.