title: [Simple calculation of prostatic weight with transrectal echography].
abstract: The appraisal of the prostate weight with transrectal ultrasound scanning is simplified with the use of a simple mathematical formula of an ovoid volume. Such a method does not prolong the examination time but provides an acceptable reliability, and therefore it can be used as a substitute to planimetry, more subject to the observer's error and more time consuming for the physician, even when part of the examination can be made by replaying the video.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital del Insalud, Soria.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pérez Arbej
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nogueras Gimeno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez Pérez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abad Menor
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arnaiz Esteban
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández Rosaenz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guinda Sevillano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Espuela Orgaz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D009929:Organ Size; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology*; D012007:Rectum; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods