[Diagnostic possibilities of echography of the pancreas in children with chronic diseases of the gastroduodenal and biliary systems].

Echography of the pancreas in children suffering from chronic pathology of the gastroduodenal and biliary systems may reveal a considerable incidence and the gravity of pancreatic injuries. The relationship may be found between alterations in the pancreas and the gravity of the pathology in question as well as duration, process spreading, gastric secretion reduction, and the disease entity. The results derived well agree with the reported data on pathomorphology and laboratory diagnosis of pancreatic injuries in the above-indicated pathology and provide evidence in favour of the high information content of echography. A considerable incidence and the intensity of the echographic signs of pancreatic lesions in children suffering from chronic pathology of the gastroduodenal and biliary systems support the appropriateness of echographic studies of the pancreas in the given patients' group.