Ultrasound of the liver - preparation

For the proper diagnosis of hepatological diseases, as well as planned investigations of internal organs, the state of the digestive tract is of great importance on the eve of the procedure. Therefore, it is important to follow certain rules and before ultrasound of the liver: preparation is not difficult and consists of several simple steps that will help the radiologist to make an appropriate description and deciphering the results.

How to prepare for ultrasound of the liver?

When ultrasound is important, it is important that the intestine does not have a large accumulation of gases and feces. Therefore, the examination is always performed on an empty stomach, best in the morning. It is recommended that the last meal be taken the night before, 8-10 hours before the ultrasound.

If the session time is in the afternoon, a very light breakfast is allowed, for example, several spoonfuls of oatmeal without fat or vegetable soup. In this case, it is undesirable to use foods that cause flatulence:

• cellulose;
• cabbage;
• whole milk;
• beans
• Rye bread;
• fresh fruits.

The tendency of a person to increase the formation of gases in the intestines requires taking more serious measures - taking one day before ultrasound examinations of any sorbent, and for 2-3 days of preparations of Espumizan type. In some cases, 1 or 2 cleansing enemas are prescribed on the eve of the procedure.

Preparation of the patient for ultrasound of the liver and gallbladder

The complexity of the examination of the gallbladder is that it is necessary to carefully examine its ducts, and also to reveal the degree of organ reduction and the level of bile production in response to food intake.

Thus, the first stage of preparation for ultrasound examination is similar to the previously given rules for describing the liver status. In the second stage, the gallbladder is examined after eating, as a rule, a small amount of any fatty dairy product (sour cream). This allows you to determine whether the organ is properly contracted, how much bile is produced, how clean the ducts are.

Preparation for ultrasound of the liver and pancreas

Often together with hepatological studies, the diagnosis of the pancreas is also carried out, especially if there is a suspicion of hepatitis A or Botkin's disease (jaundice).

To properly prepare for ultrasound, you need:

1. Do not eat for 5-6 hours before the procedure.
2. With an increased flatulence 3-4 days before ultrasound do not eat poorly tolerated foods, as well as food that provokes gas formation.
3. Take enzyme preparations (Enzistal, Pancreatin, Festal).
4. Drink Espumizan 2 days before the ultrasound diagnosis.
5. Once cleansed the intestines by means of a mild laxative or enema .

Preparation before ultrasound of the liver and spleen

With liver diseases and toxic damage to the body, acute intoxication syndrome or viral hepatitis, an additional spleen examination is performed. If ultrasound is performed exclusively for this organ, then special preparations are not required, but, as a rule, the spleen is studied together with other components of the digestive tract. Therefore it is desirable to adhere to the same rules as before ultrasound of the liver:

1. Last time to eat 8 hours before the procedure.
2. Do not eat milk, fresh vegetables and fruits, bread from dark-colored flour, fatty, fried foods, legumes, mushrooms, carbonated drinks, strong coffee or tea.
3. When gassing, use the sorbent (activated carbon, Enterosgel, Polysorb).
4. Make cleansing micro-enema or take a natural laxative once.