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- Title
Retrograde urethrosonography with SonoVue in strictures of the male urethra: a pilot study.
- Authors
Suciu, Mihai Domnutiu; Marica, Nucu Alexandru; Badea, Alexandru Florin; Gavrilă, Iulia Laura; Badea, Radu Ion; Gavrila, Iulia Laura
- Abstract
<bold>Aim: </bold>To evaluate the effectiveness of SonoVue urethrosonography in diagnosing the adult male anterior urethral strictures pathology in comparison with retrograde urethrography.<bold>Material and Method: </bold>We standardised the method and performed a comparative study evaluating the diagnosis of urethral strictures using retrograde urethrography and retrograde ultrasonographic exploration with SonoVue on 6 male patients.<bold>Results: </bold>In all patients, the existence of urethral stricture, localization and its extension were confirmed. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic exploration brought additional categories of information: the degree of spongiofibrosis, the elasticity of the urethral walls and the presence of urethral lithiasis. There were no periprocedural incidents.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility and innocuity of urethral ultrasound with SonoVue. Real-time ultrasound exploration highlights aspects that are not seen in radiological examination, so the method can be complementary or alternative to this procedure.
- Subjects
URETHRA stricture; PILOT projects; URETHROGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE method; FEASIBILITY studies; URETHRA; SULFUR compounds; STENOSIS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS
- Publication
Medical Ultrasonography, 2020, Vol 22, Issue 4, p424
- ISSN
1844-4172
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.11152/mu-2483