The second edition of Ultrasonography in Urology: A Practical Approach to Clinical Problems provides an up-to-date resource for the essential information needed for selecting the appropriate imaging examination and confidently completing the imaging workup of a patient. Recognized experts in the field provide the latest recommendations for clinical applications of ultrasound in urology. For each clinical problem, the authors guide the reader through the diagnostic evaluation, reviewing the indications for and the benefits and limitations of ultrasound imaging.

Features:
• Practical discussions of the usefulness of ultrasound, nonimaging tests, or other imaging modalities, such as CT and MR, for diagnosing such problems as flank pain, renal failure, acute scrotal pain, and more
• Clear descriptions of symptoms and differential diagnosis
• More than 400 high-quality images and photographs demonstrating key points

This book will help ultrasonographers, radiologists, urologists, nephrologists, residents, physicians, nurses, and radiology assistants improve their techniques and optimize patient care.

Contributors
Preface
1 Flank Pain 1
2 Renal Failure 11
3 Hematuria: Guidelines for Evaluation 19
4 Hypertension and Bruit 28
5 Sonography in Acute Abdominal Trauma 41
6 Right Lower-Quadrant Pain: Rule Out Appendicitis 50
7 Color Duplex Sonography of Acute Scrotal Pain 58
8 Elevated PSA and/or Abnormal Prostate Physical Exam 76
9 The Evaluation of Erectile Dysfunction 87
10 Asymptomatic Palpable Adnexal Masses 109
11 Acute Pelvic Pain 118
12 Pediatric Abdominal Masses 128
13 Sonography of Urinary Tract Infections in Children 153
14 Leg Swelling with Pain or Edema 167
15 Biopsy or Drainage of a Mass: The Role of Sonography 179
16 Intraoperative Ultrasound 185
Index 201