Renal Trauma
Fig. 7.1 Baseline US examination (a) is inadequate to detect renal laceration because it is slightly hypo-isoechoic to the surrounding parenchyma. Color Doppler (b) shows a relative homogeneous perfusion. After…
Renal Masses
Fig. 6.1 B-mode examination shows a subcapsular, hyperechoic, sharply marginated, and homogeneous lesion. After microbubble contrast agent injection, it appears as iso-hypovascular in comparison to the adjacent cortex Fig. 6.2…
Practical Recommendations for Performing Ultrasound Scanning in the Urological and Andrological Fields
Parameter Pattern Acute cystitis Wall thickness and echogenicity Increased hypoechogenicity, increased thickness of the bladder wall, between the serosa and mucosa Chronic cystitis No characteristic pattern, assessment of post-micturition…
Interventional Ultrasound-Guided Treatment of Urinary Incontinence: Insertion of ProACT
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Pasquale Martino and Andrea B. Galosi (eds.)Atlas of Ultrasonography in Urology, Andrology, and Nephrology10.1007/978-3-319-40782-1_19 19. Interventional Ultrasound-Guided Treatment of Urinary Incontinence: Insertion of ProACT Andrea Gregori1 , Virginia Varca1 and Andrea Benelli1 (1) Department…
Interventional Ultrasound: Puncture and Sclerotherapy of Renal Cysts
Fig. 15.1 Acute hemorrhage after ultrasound-guided puncture of simple renal cysts (power Doppler) As regards the technique used to treat simple renal cysts, the method most commonly adopted is the…
Renal Tumors in Children
(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 4.1 Introduction Renal tumors are rare in children, with some of them being highly treatable and usually curable. The type of…
Congenital Urological Malformations
(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 1.1 Introduction The urinary system is comprised of two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder and a urethra. The kidneys contains the…
Hypospadias
(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 21.1 Introduction The term hypospadias is derived from the Greek words hypo (below, too little) and Spadone (crack, gutter). Hypospadias is…
Male Circumcision
(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 22.1 Introduction Male circumcision is derived from Latin circumcidere, meaning “to cut around”. It is defined as the surgical removal of…
Disorders of Sexual Development
(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 31.1 Introduction The birth of a new baby is one of the most dramatic events in a family, and the first…
