New screening services launched at LBhealthcare
LBhealthcare is pleased to announce that in addition to our popular pregnancy screening we can now offer abdominal, pelvic and renal ultrasound scanning.
An abdominal ultrasound scan is the first line of investigation for a variety of diseases and conditions. It is used to examine the internal organs of the abdomen, including the gallbladder, liver, pancreas, kidneys, spleen and abdominal aorta. It can show blood flow both to these organs and in the main blood vessels of the abdomen.
Aneurysm (ballooning) of the abdominal aorta can be seen readily on abdominal ultrasound. The identification and monitoring of this condition often saves lives. Research studies suggest that a routine ultrasound scan is worthwhile for all men aged 65. This is because most people with an abdominal aortic aneurysm do not have symptoms. Following a routine scan, surgery can be offered to men found to have an aneurysm over 50 mm wide. Follow up scans can be offered to monitor those with smaller aneurysms.
In 2008 the government announced that over the next five years ultrasound scan screening will be rolled out to enable all men aged 65 and over to be screened. It is offered only to men as the condition is much more common in men than in women.
Patients are sometimes referred for abdominal ultrasound because they feel generally unwell or blood test results are abnormal. The ultrasound may identify the reason for this and therefore help the doctor to plan your treatment.
Specialist Sonographer Kate Gunter said: “We are pleased that we are able to offer extra ultrasound screening scans which allow our patients to get very fast reassurance at a time convenient to them. We do ask that a GP referral is first obtained.”
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