[Suprapubic prostatic ultrasonography (author's transl)].
Suprapubic ultrasonography is now routinely used for prostatic examination as it is simple, non-invasive and accurate. Differential diagnosis between benign hypertrophy and cancer is often possible. Evaluation of the size of the prostate is accurate and is a satisfactory means of monitoring the effect of treatment for prostatic cancer.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography
Examen de la prostate par échographie sus-pubienne.