Author/Editor     Višnar-Perovič, Alenka
Title     Ultrazvočna diagnostika pri bolniku z rakom sečnega mehurja
Translated title     Ultrasound examination in diagnostics of urinary bladder carcinioma
Type     članek
Source     In: Tršinar B, Sedmak B, editors. Rak sečnega mehurja. Slovenski urološki simpozij; 1997 nov 7-8; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Klinični oddelek za urologijio, Urološka sekcija SZD,
Publication year     1997
Volume     str. 51-8
Language     slo
Abstract     Basic problems of the diagnostic evaluation of urinary carcinoma are presented. Benefits and limitations of transabdominal, transperineal and transurethral ultrasound examination for screening, diagnosis and staging and it's role in TNM classification are discussed. All approaches are complementary diagnostic procedures. Sonography is a sensitive and noninvasive method for detection of urinary bladder abnormalities. It should be the first screening method in patients with macro- or microhematuria. It is possible to detect tumors as small as 2-3 mm. In experienced hands, noninvasive suprapubic sonography gives as good results as invasive intravesical ultrasound and CT for staging of urinary bladder tumours. CT sholuld be used in questionable cases, patients with incontinence and obese patients.
Descriptors     BLADDER NEOPLASMS