Utility of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in penile trauma.

ABSTRACT: Penile traumatic injuries are rare with potentially severe consequences, with clinical assessment challenging due to pain and swelling. Ultrasound is the primary imaging modality for assessing the penis. It has a high spatial resolution and rapid availability and is portable. Contrast enhanced ultrasound is an advanced ultrasound technique that adds real-time dynamic vascular imaging safely, increasing diagnostic precision and confidence, allowing for better therapeutic management of traumatic penile injuries. Contrast enhanced ultrasound helps to delineate the extent of a haematoma, distinguishing this from the herniated corpus cavernosum, detecting the point of rupture of the tunica albuginea, showing vascular abnormalities, localising a dislocated penis and determining penile viability.

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Bermejo MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10519907 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature