Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) examination of the prostate is the established technique used to obtain systematic core biopsies of prostatic tissue for histological examination. This is usually to ...

In this procedure, a doctor inserts an ultrasound probe into the rectum, enabling them to see the prostate gland. Next, they insert a long, narrow tube called a cystoscope into the bladder.

A simple cyst classically appears as a mass that has well-defined borders. On ultrasound, it is generally anechoic and shows significant posterior acoustic enhancement (Fig. 1). As opposed to most ...

A double-wall sign was observed on the cyst wall during continuous ultrasound follow-up, which led to the preoperative diagnosis of the cyst as a duplication cyst. The double-wall sign and cyst ...

Most ovarian cysts are benign and will resolve without surgical intervention. When an ovarian cyst ruptures, she says you may experience acute onset of mild to moderate abdominal and pelvic pain. An ...

Six of the seven girls, aged 11 months to 6.9 years, had a unilateral ovarian cyst detected by ultrasound at the first acute episode. Plasma oestradiol was raised in only five of the cases, but all ...

Introduction: The prostate is densely innervated like many visceral organs and glands. However, studies to date have focused on sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves and little attention has been ...