The value of abdominal ultrasound in the diagnosis of colon cancer – ten-year experience

Aim: We aimed to assess the importance of abdominal ultrasound in detecting colon cancer, comparatively with endoscopic exam. We present our ten-year experience with abdominal ultrasound in patients with suspected colon cancer. Colon cancer is one of the main causes of cancer death. Diagnosis requires the examination of the entire large bowel by means of radiological or endoscopic techniques. Ultrasound is complementary to colonoscopy and it offers subtle information on colon wall structure. Colon and gastric ultrasound images are constant ultrasound elements and we have to learn to recognize them. Being non-inv…