title: [Usefulness of transvaginal echography in the study of organic pathology of the female urethra].
abstract: The Authors describe their experience about the use of vaginal ultrasound in the diagnosis of some organic disease of the female urethra. The ultrasonography was performed with the 5 Mhz endocavitary probe and patients in lithotomy position and filled bladder. With this method has been possible value the urethral and peri-urethral echostructure and urethral calibre during micturition. the Authors visualized 20 urethral diverticula, 6 stenosis, 2 carcinomas and 1 leiomyoma. They show the great reliability of this investigation and argue that it may be present as a first instrumental approach in the clinical suspicion of an organic pathology of the female urethra.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche dell'Università di Torino.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Porpiglia
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rocca
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fontana
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014621:Vagina
vernacular_title: Utilità dell'ecografia trans-vaginale nello studio della patologia organica dell'uretra femminile.