[The value of ultra-sound examinations for tumours and hyperplasia of the adrenals (author's transl)].

The results of ultrasound examination of the adrenals in 76 patients are described. In ten patients, tumours were found and in five there was bilateral hyperplasia of the adrenals due to Cushing's syndrome; these were confirmed at operation or by autopsy or angiography. Two false positive and two false negative findings were corrected at operation. In 57 patients negative findings were confirmed by the subsequent clinical course. An accuracy of 88% in positive and 97% in negative findings is related to the composition of the clinical material and the size of the tumours. The value of sonography is compared with other methods of localisation.