New possibilities in the ultrasound diagnostics of the bile duct

Ultrasonography (US) of the bile duct is part of every abdominal US examination. Nevertheless, even now, some controversial problems exist in the interpretation of the results (postcolecystectomy syndrome, etc.). Beside the so called „routine“ bile duct US, frequently the main indication of the abdominal US scanning is the suggestion of some bile duct disease, not rarely urgently. Recently, beside the commonly used transabdominal US, new methods were developed for the more effective detection of bile duct lesions, namely, the endoscopic and intraductal US (EUS and IDUS, respectively). Despite the financial probl…