Contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (CEVUS) as a novel technique for evaluation in a case of male urethral diverticulum

Abstract Male urethral diverticulum is an uncommon entity, the abnormality being more frequently encountered in females. The pathology may be congenital or acquired and the more frequent acquired type usually occurs following trauma. Afflicted patients usually lack specific symptoms, although in a f...

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Published in:The Indian journal of radiology & imaging 2020-07, Vol.30 (3), p.409-414
Main Authors: Grover, Shabnam Bhandari, Patra, Sayantan, Grover, Hemal, Kumar, Anup
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bladder
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
contrast enhanced voiding urosonography (cevus)
contrast-enhanced ultrasound (ceus)
Diagnosis
Diverticulum
male urethral diverticulum
Males
post-traumatic
rgu-vcug
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasound
Ultrasound imaging
Urethral diseases
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Summary:Abstract Male urethral diverticulum is an uncommon entity, the abnormality being more frequently encountered in females. The pathology may be congenital or acquired and the more frequent acquired type usually occurs following trauma. Afflicted patients usually lack specific symptoms, although in a few instances, symptoms of lower urinary tract obstruction, calculi, or infection may prevail. Imaging investigations utilizing a composite Retrograde urethrography (RGU)– Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) protocol are accepted as standard approach and ultrasound is considered a secondary supplementary investigation. However, recent literature reports the utility of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) as a novel technique in the evaluation of urinary bladder and urethra, for vesico-ureteric reflux (VUR) in children and for urethral diverticula in women. We report a case of acquired post-traumatic urethral diverticulum in an adult male patient and document a relatively unexplored novel application of contrast enhanced voiding uro-sonography (CEVUS) for the evaluation of this malady.
ISSN:0971-3026
0970-2016
1998-3808
0971-3026
DOI:10.4103/ijri.IJRI_50_20