title: [Ultrasound of the urinary system].
abstract: Ultrasound techniques are able to provide a fairly complete examination of the urinary system, achieving a high sensitivity in relevant-pathology detection, especially in the kidney, bladder and prostate. Early detection of pathologies such as tumors or urinary tract obstructions, sometimes even before their clinical manifestation, has improved their management and prognosis in many cases. This, added to its low cost and harmlessness, makes ultrasound ideal for early approaches and follow-up of a wide number of urinary system pathologies. In this article, the ultrasound characteristics of the main urinary system pathologies that can be diagnosed by this technique, are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Ecografía San Francisco de Asís, Madrid, España; Centro de Diagnóstico Ecográfico, Madrid, España; Grupo de Trabajo de Ecografía de SEMERGEN, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Segura-Grau
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Ecografía San Francisco de Asís, Madrid, España; Centro de Diagnóstico Ecográfico, Madrid, España; Grupo de Trabajo de Ecografía de SEMERGEN, Madrid, España; Servicio de Atención Rural, Mejorada del Campo, Madrid, España. Electronic address: raulherzog@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud A Valenza, Ourense, España; Grupo de Trabajo de Ecografía de SEMERGEN, Ourense, España.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Díaz-Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Ecografía San Francisco de Asís, Madrid, España; Centro de Diagnóstico Ecográfico, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Segura-Cabral
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Bladder; Cálculos urinarios; Ecografía; Kidney; Neoplasias; Neoplasms; Prostate; Próstata; Riñón; Tracto urinario; Ultrasound; Ureter; Urinary calculi; Urinary tract; Uréter; Vejiga