Hepato Gastroenterol
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Examination of the stomach during transcutaneous upper gastrointestinal ultrasound is often ignored. Two thousand seven hundred and eighty patients were referred for endoscopy over the period of August 1994 until August 1995. Nearly half of those patients underwent transcutaneous ultrasound. We report on the ultrasonographic demonstration of gastric pathology in 18 patients. ⋯ Results of the ultrasound matched well with endoscopic findings. We recommend that in all abdominal ultrasounds, the stomach should be examined carefully and evaluated systematically.