[Suprapubic ultrasonic diagnosis of the prostate].
100 patients, 60 affected by prostatic pathology and 40 normal, underwent ultrasonography using a transabdominal suprapubic approach, with a diagnostic accuracy of 88% and no instances of false negatives. The advantages of transabdominal approach are discussed and the various sonographic appearances are explained and correlated to histological findings.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000232:Adenofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography
Ecotomografia della prostata per via soprapubica.