COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND GALLBLADDER MORPHOLOGY WITH THE HELP OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY

Purpose: Individual somatical parameters must be taken into account when performing ultrasound exam. It is well known that ultrasonography is one of the most effective methods for assessment of hepato-biliar tract pathology. The purpose of this study was to analyze constitutional characteristics of location, dimensions and configuration of gallbladder. Methods and Materials: 150 children and adolescents at first were classified according to somatotype classification scheme (R. Dorochov, 1989) and then underwent ultrasonography of gallbladder. Results: We have found a relation between somatic type and configurati…