In the current issue, I particularly recommend a paper from a centre in Lublin, which describes recent advances in the diagnosis of proctological diseases. It is beyond doubt that diagnostic imaging methods develop dynamically and that most of us surgeons cannot imagine treating a proctological patient without previous thorough diagnostic process. Jacek Piłat, MD presented modern diagnostic imaging methods with a particular emphasis on ultrasound as a non-invasive and inexpensive technique. The importance of operator’s experience is also increasingly emphasised in the available literature.