[Ultrasonography of the prostate].
Suprapubic sonography of the prostate is a comfortable and painless examination which requires not much effort and yields the relevant information about size, form and residual urine for the daily clinical routine. For the assessment of the echo structure, particularly in case of carcinoma of the prostate, transrectal sonography is superior to suprapubic examination. However, transrectal ultrasound examination in case of prostatic carcinoma or suspicion of prostatic carcinoma is not often indicated, since in the majority of the cases the diagnosis as well as the therapeutic concept can be clearly determined, based on rectal palpation, determination of prostate specific antigen (PSA) and prostatic biopsy. As screening investigation in the early diagnosis of prostatic carcinomas, transrectal sonography is an inappropriate measure due to poor sensibility as well as specificity.
Urologische Klinik, Universitätsspital, Zürich.
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012007:Rectum; D014463:Ultrasonography
Die Ultraschalluntersuchung der Prostata.