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To compare the diagnostic accuracy of sonourethrography with conventional retrograde urethrography in assessing the length and tissue characteristics of urethral strictures.

February 1, 1988The Journal of Urology

Sonourethrography in the Evaluation of Urethral Strictures: A Preliminary Report

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JMJack W. McAninchUniversity of California, San Francisco FLFaye C. LaingGeorgetown University RJR. Brooke JeffreyStanford Medicine

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Comparative study demonstrates greater accuracy with sonourethrography versus retrograde urethrography in urethral stricture patients, highlighting its value for anterior lesions.

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To compare the diagnostic accuracy of sonourethrography with conventional retrograde urethrography in assessing the length and tissue characteristics of urethral strictures.
Evaluated 17 patients with suspected urethral stricture disease using both conventional retrograde urethrography and saline-distended sonourethrography.
Validated stricture length measurements against intraoperative findings during open urethroplasty in 7 patients.
Assessed depth of spongiofibrosis via full-depth tissue biopsy in 5 patients.
Sonourethrography was consistently more accurate than retrograde urethrography when stricture length was compared to intraoperative measurements during urethroplasty.
Saline-distension ultrasound accurately staged the degree of spongiofibrosis confirmed by full-depth biopsy.
Sonourethrography failed to adequately visualize the posterior urethra even with a transcrotal approach, limiting its primary utility to anterior urethral strictures.

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McAninch et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8921f01299fbe312a5f9fe https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42391-3

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Comparative study demonstrates greater accuracy with sonourethrography versus retrograde urethrography in urethral stricture patients, highlighting its value for anterior lesions.

Sonourethrography in the Evaluation of Urethral Strictures: A Preliminary Report

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