ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTICS OF ALTERATIONS IN BOWEL FUNCTIONS IN CHILDREN

50 subjects with functional bowel disturbance and 20 subjects with irritable bowel syndrome were examined. The control group consisted of 30 patients who had no clinical or laboratory signs of the gastrointestinal tract disorders. Ultrasonic investigation of bowel was performed without contrasting. 20 patients with functional bowel disturbance underwent pre-medication to reduce gaseous distention. It was revealed that the parameters of the thickness and structure of the intestinal wall in patients from the pathology groups are similar to those from the control group in 100% of cases. Comparison of the parameters for vascularization, presence of ascites, lymph nodes sizes, changes in gaustration revealed no significant differences either.