title: Sonographic technique in diagnosis of urethral strictures in men.
abstract: Sixteen male patients were examined by sonography, urethrography and urethroscopy because of a clinical suspicion of urethral stricture. For sonography the urethra was filled with anesthetic gel using an inflexible plastic syringe. Ten strictures were identified by urethroscopy; 9 of them were also seen in urethrography and 5 in sonography. All the membrane-like strictures (4), and 1 very proximal stricture remained unvisualized in sonography. Sonography revealed also 1 diverticulum and 1 posttraumatic fistula, which were also seen in urethrography. The presented sonographic method for visualizing the male urethra proved to be useful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alanen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nurmi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003558:Cystoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014567:Urography