Atlas of Ultrasonography in Urology, Andrology, and Nephrology

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Kidney: Ultrasound Anatomy and Scanning Methods....Pages 3-12
Acute and Chronic Nephropathy....Pages 13-26
Ischemic Nephropathy....Pages 27-40
Cystic Diseases of the Kidney....Pages 41-66
Kidney Stones....Pages 67-72
Renal Masses....Pages 73-82
Renal Trauma....Pages 83-90
The Transplanted Kidney....Pages 91-106
Children’s Kidney and Urinary Tract Congenital Anomalies....Pages 107-127
Normal and Pathological Adrenal Glands....Pages 129-136
Intraoperative Ultrasound in Renal Surgery....Pages 137-146
Interventional Ultrasound: Renal Biopsy....Pages 147-158
Interventional Ultrasound: Biopsy of Renal Masses....Pages 159-171
Interventional Ultrasound: Positioning Nephrostomy....Pages 173-178
Interventional Ultrasound: Puncture and Sclerotherapy of Renal Cysts....Pages 179-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Ultrasound Study of the Ureters and Intrarenal Excretory Tract....Pages 187-197
Functional Ultrasound Study of the Upper Excretory Tract....Pages 199-210
Ultrasound Study of the Urethra....Pages 211-225
Interventional Ultrasound-Guided Treatment of Urinary Incontinence: Insertion of ProACT....Pages 227-230
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Prostate and Seminal Vesicles: Ultrasound Anatomy and Scanning Methods....Pages 233-247
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Prostatic Inflammation....Pages 249-259
Prostatic Cysts....Pages 261-279
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy....Pages 281-291
Prostatic Carcinoma....Pages 293-304
The Seminal Vesicles: Normal and Pathological Pictures....Pages 305-312
Interventional Ultrasound: Transperineal and Transrectal Prostatic Biopsy....Pages 313-326
Role of Imaging and Biopsy to Assess Local Recurrence After Definitive Treatment for Prostate Carcinoma....Pages 327-342
Interventional Ultrasound: Prostatic Biopsy with Special Techniques (Saturation, Template)....Pages 343-357
Interventional Ultrasound: US-Guided Puncture of the Bladder....Pages 359-363
Fiducial Marker Implantation in Prostate Radiation Therapy....Pages 365-376
Ultrasound Guided Treatment of Prostatic Cancer: Cryoablation....Pages 377-391
Ultrasound-Guided Treatment of Prostate Cancer: High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound....Pages 393-406
Ultrasound-Guided Treatment of Prostatic Cancer: Brachytherapy....Pages 407-415
Front Matter....Pages 417-417
Bladder: Ultrasound Anatomy and Scanning Methods....Pages 419-423
Neoplastic and Nonneoplastic Disease of the Bladder....Pages 425-440
Functional Ultrasound: Assessment of the Weight and Thickness of the Detrusor....Pages 441-449
Functional Ultrasound: Functional Female Echo-Dynamic Study....Pages 451-457
Front Matter....Pages 459-459
Scrotum: Ultrasound Anatomy and Scanning Methods....Pages 461-469
The Testicles: Cystic Lesions....Pages 471-482
The Testicles: Solid Lesions....Pages 483-492
Front Matter....Pages 459-459
The Testicles: Trauma, Inflammation and Testicular Torsion....Pages 493-509
Varicocele....Pages 511-521
Scrotal Masses....Pages 523-531
The Role of Intraoperative Ultrasound for Testicular Masses....Pages 533-540
Front Matter....Pages 541-541
Penis: Ultrasound Anatomy and Scanning Methods....Pages 543-550
Penile Color Doppler Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Erectile Dysfunction....Pages 551-558
Penile Ultrasound in Induratio Penis Plastica (IPP)....Pages 559-565
Penile Trauma and Priapism....Pages 567-578
Front Matter....Pages 579-579
3D US....Pages 581-585
Elastosonography....Pages 587-595
HistoScanning....Pages 597-604
US Contrast Media in Renal Disease....Pages 605-615
US Contrast Media in Prostatic Disease....Pages 617-628
US Contrast Media in Andrology....Pages 629-644
Ultrasound MRI Fusion Biopsy in Prostate Gland....Pages 645-658
US and Arteriovenous Fistulas for Hemodialysis....Pages 659-672
US-Assisted Positioning of Central Venous Catheter....Pages 673-681
Applications of Ultrasound in Emergency....Pages 683-693
Practical Recommendations for Performing Ultrasound Scanning in the Urological and Andrological Fields....Pages 695-728