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Clinical Application of Ultrasound in Male Voiding Dysfunction

  • Post-Prostatectomy and Acquired Voiding Dysfunction (V Tse, Section Editor)
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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Ultrasound is the most widely used imaging modality in the assessment of male voiding dysfunction. The lower urinary tract can be in imaged by transabdominal, transrectal, and transperineal approaches.

Recent Findings

There is an emerging role of transperineal ultrasound in pelvic floor physiotherapy and also in the evaluation of male sling, especially in failed sling cases.

Summary

Common applications of ultrasound in lower urinary tract (LUT) dysfunction include measurement of post-void residual volume, prostate size, bladder wall thickness, and intravesical protrusion of the prostate (IPP). IPP measurement by transabdominal ultrasound of the bladder base is the most established non-invasive imaging parameter in the diagnosis of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO).

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  1. Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Lewis Chan & Vincent Tse

  2. Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Chan, L., Jarvis, T. & Tse, V. Clinical Application of Ultrasound in Male Voiding Dysfunction. Curr Bladder Dysfunct Rep 13, 13–17 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-018-0456-5

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