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Transabdominal ultrasound of the pelvic organs
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Last reviewed: 12.03.2022
Ultrasound is a diagnostic method that allows, using reflected ultrasound of certain frequencies, to visualize internal organs located, including in the pelvic cavity: the bladder and rectum, the uterus with its appendages and ovaries; in men, the prostate gland. What is a transabdominal pelvic ultrasound? This is a conventional ultrasound examination conducted through or through (in Latin - trans) the abdomen (in Latin - abdominis), that is, through its front wall. [1]
Ultrasound is a diagnostic method that allows, using reflected ultrasound of certain frequencies, to visualize internal organs located, including in the pelvic cavity: the bladder and rectum, the uterus with its appendages and ovaries; in men, the prostate gland. What is a transabdominal pelvic ultrasound? This is a conventional ultrasound examination conducted through or through (in Latin - trans) the abdomen (in Latin - abdominis), that is, through its front wall.
The main indications for this examination, what are the contraindications, how the preparation for the procedure is carried out, as well as the technique of conducting, are described in detail in the publications:
- Ultrasound of the pelvic organs and uterus
- Indications for pelvic ultrasound
- Preparing for a Pelvic Ultrasound
About when and how a transabdominal ultrasound of the bladder is performed, read:
- Ultrasound in urology
- bladder ultrasound
- Indications for ultrasound of the bladder
- Preparing for an ultrasound of the bladder
In the same cases, transabdominal ultrasound is done in children.
To diagnose pathologies and diseases of the female reproductive organs, ultrasound imaging includes both transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound, which is performed through the vagina (in Latin - vagina). For all the details, see: Transvaginal ultrasound: preparation, how it is done
Read more:
Transabdominal ultrasound of the uterus
- Ultrasound signs of uterine pathology
- transabdominal ultrasound of the cervix
Transabdominal ultrasound of the appendages
- Dopplerography of the fallopian tubes
- Pelvic ultrasound in non-pregnant women
- Pelvic ultrasound in postmenopausal women
How is a transabdominal ultrasound performed during pregnancy, read the material - Ultrasound during pregnancy
Transabdominal ultrasound during early pregnancy is discussed in detail in the articles:
And male patients - in the presence of problems with the prostate gland - undergo transabdominal and transrectal ultrasound:
- transabdominal ultrasound of the prostate - ultrasound of the prostate ;
- transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) - through the rectum (rectum in Latin - rectum);
- as well as ultrasound dopplerography of the vessels of the prostate .
Technique Transabdominal ultrasound of the pelvic organs
About when and how a transabdominal ultrasound of the bladder is performed, read:
- Ultrasound in urology
- bladder ultrasound
- Indications for ultrasound of the bladder
- Preparing for an ultrasound of the bladder
In the same cases, transabdominal ultrasound is done in children.
To diagnose pathologies and diseases of the female reproductive organs, ultrasound imaging includes both transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound, which is performed through the vagina (in Latin - vagina). For all the details, see: Transvaginal ultrasound: preparation, how it is done
Read more:
Transabdominal ultrasound of the uterus
- Ultrasound signs of uterine pathology
- transabdominal ultrasound of the cervix
Transabdominal ultrasound of the appendages
- Dopplerography of the fallopian tubes
- Pelvic ultrasound in non-pregnant women
- Pelvic ultrasound in postmenopausal women
How is a transabdominal ultrasound performed during pregnancy, read the material - Ultrasound during pregnancy
Transabdominal ultrasound during early pregnancy is discussed in detail in the articles:
And male patients - in the presence of problems with the prostate gland - undergo transabdominal and transrectal ultrasound:
- transabdominal ultrasound of the prostate - ultrasound of the prostate ;
- transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) - through the rectum (rectum in Latin - rectum);
- as well as ultrasound dopplerography of the vessels of the prostate .