With the help of tomography of the abdominal cavity, the doctor receives detailed information about the state of the organs located in the peritoneum: kidneys, pancreas, liver, adrenal glands, spleen, blood vessels, abdominal lymph nodes. Computed tomography has been successfully used to diagnose blood diseases: lymphogranulomatosis and lymphoma..

In men, tomography of the abdominal organs helps to detect ascites, inflammatory processes in the peritoneum, determine cancer of the prostate, rectum, bones, soft tissues, bladder and its stage. It is mandatory to prescribe tomography for the initial examination in case of pelvic injury, after surgery or radiotherapy for rectal cancer.

For women, tomography of the abdominal cavity is prescribed for diagnosing pathologies of the uterus, bladder cancer, with pelvic injuries, as a primary examination for inflammation in the pelvis.

Computed tomography is indispensable for the diagnosis, t. as a result of its implementation, a high-quality three-dimensional image is obtained, it allows you to make sections of internal organs with a size of 0.5 mm and reveal minor changes in the peritoneal organs that cannot be seen on other examinations.

Preparing for a tomography of the abdominal cavity In the evening before the procedure, the patient can only eat a light dinner, on the day of the tomography, breakfast is not allowed. If the examination is scheduled for the afternoon, only a light breakfast is allowed: liquid porridge, juice, coffee, solid food should not be.

In addition, if a contrast is expected to be used during the examination, the patient is prescribed to drink half a liter of 15% urografin solution in small portions the night before in preparation for an abdominal tomography (two ampoules of a 75% contrast solution are diluted with 1.5 liters of boiled water). You need to drink another half a liter on the day of the examination, in the morning, and take the remaining 500 ml with you and drink 30 and 15 minutes before the tomography. Contrast can be administered intravenously - Ultravist, 50-150ml.

Contrast during the examination is used if it is necessary to diagnose cysts, tumors, metastases, pathologies of large vessels of the abdominal cavity. It is allowed to introduce contrast directly on tomography - when scanning a specific area of \u200b\u200binterest.

Abdominal tomography is painless, during which the patient is supposed to lie still, periodically he is asked to hold his breath for a while. Before starting the procedure, the patient must remove all objects containing metal. After the end of the tomography, you can immediately return to your usual way of life..

Tomography involves radiation exposure, and, despite its low dose, the procedure is prescribed with caution, in case of emergency, in young children.. In order for the child to remain still during the study, in some cases the use of anesthesia is allowed.. For the same reason, anesthesia is used when examining seriously ill patients..

Contraindications for abdominal tomography Do not prescribe an examination to a patient who has an allergy to iodine and preparations containing it, with increased thyroid function, severe bronchial asthma, with a creatinine level of more than 1.5 mg / dl. The study is contraindicated for pregnant, lactating women.

Given the existing contraindications, the patient is prescribed to donate blood for a biochemical analysis before undergoing a tomography - to determine the level of urea, ALT, AST, creatinine.

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