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World Journal of Urology
Published in: World Journal of Urology 5/2004

01-10-2004 | Topic Paper

Sonography of the bladder

Authors: Pietro Pavlica, Caterina Gaudiano, Libero Barozzi

Published in: World Journal of Urology | Issue 5/2004

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Abstract

Ultrasonography (US) is the method of choice for the diagnosis of bladder disease. It is superior to other imaging techniques, such as urography and cystography, in depicting certain structures and abnormalities. US examination of the bladder should include a study of the ureterovesical junction and the structures round the vesical neck. The examination technique may be transabdominal, transrectal or transvaginal, or transurethral. The bladder pathology that can be studied by US includes cystitis, calculi, clots, diverticula, trauma and tumors. The sensitivity and the specificity of the method are very high and sometimes superior to cystoscopy. Sonography can be used to explore patients with stress incontinence and those with abdominal trauma. The ureterovesical junction may be clearly examined by US and the pathology of the papilla clearly defined.
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Metadata
Title
Sonography of the bladder
Authors
Pietro Pavlica
Caterina Gaudiano
Libero Barozzi
Publication date
01-10-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Urology / Issue 5/2004
Print ISSN: 0724-4983
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-004-0415-y

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