Measurement of Bladder Mass Using Ultrasonography: A New Tool for Measuring Bladder Outlet Obstruction

[摘要] Bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) is commonly associated with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Often, the treatment of LUTS requires treatment of BOO. As such, an accurate diagnosis of BOO is required. The diagnosis of BOO can be implied or presumed based on non-invasive studies such as uroflow and post void residual studies, but a precise diagnosis requires more invasive urodynamic testing. Recently new tools have been described that may allow for an accurate non-invasive diagnosis of BOO. These include non-invasive pressure-flow determination and the measurement of bladder mass by ultrasonography.

[学科分类] 基础医学