Perineal US in the diagnosis of a prostatic utricle cyst in an infant.
The formation of a prostatic utricle cyst is a congenital abnormality in the involution of Müllerian ducts. This report describes an infant boy with bilateral epididymitis and a prostatic utricle cyst detected using a perineal US approach. According to our literature review, the use of US to detect this abnormality is rare. The perineal approach provides a better visualization of the cyst than the abdominal approach, and the relation between the cyst and the adjacent anatomic structures can be determined.
Baldisserotto
Matteo
M
Department of Radiology, Hospital São Lucas, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. matteob@terra.com.br
Lorenzoni
Caroline
C
D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*