METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION OF CYSTIC PARA-URETHRAL FORMATIONS IN FEMALES Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC A61B8/08 

FIELD: medicine; ultrasonic diagnostics.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used for ultrasonic examination of cystic paraurethral formations in females. Transperineal and transvaginal complex examination of cystic para-urethral formations is performed. Study is carried out in three stages. At the first stage, a transabdominal sensor is examined through the anterior abdominal wall, which is placed in the small pelvis region and examining the bladder neck, urethra, vagina, assessing the condition of the surrounding cellulose and assessing the location, structure and configuration of the detected formations. At the second stage, a transvaginal examination is performed with a microconvex transvaginal sensor, the scanning surface of which is set at the level of the introvert without the sensor moving into the vaginal lumen. At the third stage, more detailed assessment of the above structures is carried out using transperineal analysis with 7–12 MHz linear sensor in order to assess their accurate localization relative to the urethra and vaginal opening of the formation with a lumen of the urethra and detection of superficial cystic formations, as well as in their prolapse, which cannot be performed at first two steps.

EFFECT: method provides higher diagnostic reliability of paraurethral cystic formations in females due to three-stage examination in three planes.

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