Ultrasonography of gastric tumours.

The visualization of the different parts of the stomach in ultrasonography was ascertained, and the information obtained by upper abdominal ultrasonography of patients with gastric tumour was evaluated in a retrospectively collected series. Normally, the whole stomach is not visualized in ultrasonography. A sonography examination can never exclude the possibility of gastric carcinoma, but the carcinoma is often detectable by ultrasound. Ultrasonography also provides some idea of the extent of infiltration. Those performing epigastric ultrasonographies should attach increasing attention to the stomach.