Comparison of urography and ultrasonography findings in patients prior to prostatectomy
Goncalves, F.; Bárdos, A.
Rozhledy V Chirurgii Mesicnik Ceskoslovenske Chirurgicke Spolecnosti 71(3-4): 174-178
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-9351 PMID: 1375782 Document Number: 391191
In order to evaluate the assess of ultrasonographic examinations in patients before prostatectomy the authors correlated preoperative findings obtained by urography with ultrasonographic findings. Urography of the upper urinary pathways revealed 12 (18.8%) pathological findings, ultrasonographic examination 26 findings (40.6%) in a group of 64 patients. While in 14 patients a pathological finding on ultrasonography was not revealed by urography, only in one patient with a positive urographic finding ultrasonography was negative. Ultrasonographic examination proved to be more valuable in assessing the post-miction residue, as compared with urography. Moreover, ultrasonography is useful for assessing the volume of tissue of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Correlation of the calculated volume of prostatic tissue by means of ultrasonography with the weight of removed tissue revealed a close linear correlation. Ultrasonographic examination of patients before prostatectomy replaced urography which proved to be unnecessary diagnostic procedure.