Ultrasound of the Male Anterior Urethra

Abstract

Ascending and descending techniques are used to demonstrate the male anterior urethra. The authors developed an ultrasound approach with the patient compressing his own urethra manually during voiding to achieve distension of the urethra with urine. The subsequent sonourethrography is more accurate than conventional fluoroscopic contrast studies in defining urethral filling defects and is as accurate for the demonstration of strictures. The technique has replaced contrast urethrography at the authors' institutions for the routine evaluation of the anterior urethra.

Ultrasound of the male anterior urethra

“…In our institution the ascending technique has been superseded by a descending approach [17]. The technique once again involves transverse and sagittal views of the urethra using a high-frequency linear array probe.…”