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Retrograde urethrosonography with SonoVue in strictures of the male urethra: a pilot study
Mihai Domnutiu Suciu1, Nucu Alexandru Marica2, Alexandru Florin Badea3
1"Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Clinical Institute of Urology and Renal Transplantation Cluj-Napoca;. suciu_umf@yahoo.com.
Aim:
To evaluate the effectiveness of SonoVue urethrosonography in diagnosing the adult male anterior urethral strictures pathology in comparison with retrograde urethrography.
Material And Method:
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.
Results:
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.
Conclusion:
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.
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