Bedside ultrasound diagnosis of urethral calculus in emergency depar tment

A 22-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with penile pain and acute urinary retention. The patient had a tender and painful mass along the distal volar surface of the penis, 5 cm away from the external urethral meatus. Bedside ultrasound was performed in the emergency department. Reve...

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Published in:Journal of acute disease 2016-09, Vol.5 (5), p.437-438
Main Authors: Umut Cakir, Ozlem Yigit, Mustafa Kesapli, Volkan Celebi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bedside ultrasound
Emergency department
Sonourethrography
Urethral calculus
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Summary:A 22-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with penile pain and acute urinary retention. The patient had a tender and painful mass along the distal volar surface of the penis, 5 cm away from the external urethral meatus. Bedside ultrasound was performed in the emergency department. Revealing penile urethral calculus in the emergency department with bedside sonography allowed a prompt diagnosis for the patient without additional invasion or radiation exposing diagnostic modalities such as Xray, CT or retrograde urethrography.
ISSN:2221-6189
DOI:10.1016/j.joad.2016.08.014