POSSIBILITIES OF ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTICS OF PHLEGMON OF RETROPERITONEAL SPACE
Pyoinflammatory diseases of various localization in structure of surgical pathology occupy one of the leading places so far. Retroperitoneal phlegmon is an acute purulent inflammation in actually retroperitoneal fat of lumbar or ileal areas most of which often is a complication is purulent - the destructive processes proceeding in abdominal and extra abdominal organs (this complication of destructive pancreatitis, acute appendicitis, inflammatory changes of pararenal space, etc. is frequent). 1,7% of cases fall to the share of retroperitoneal phlegmons among total treated in unit of purulent surgery. The US is a high-informative method, allows to tap circumscribed anekhogenny educations, to authentically define their localization, the sizes and structure and also to estimate dynamics of a disease against the background of treatment. Well-timed and exact diagnostics of retroperitoneal phlegmons by ultrasonography helps the surgeon to choose the correct tactics of maintaining the patient that allows to reduce risk of development of septic complications and also to reduce time of stay of the patient in a hospital.