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Post treatment procedure may include wearing a pressure dressing, addressing swelling with ice packs, and taking medication for pain. [11] Hydrocele is swelling from fluid collection in the sac surrounding the testicles. [12] It can typically be found in male infants, but can also develop in boys during puberty as well as adults. [13]
Transrectal ultrasonography, or TRUS in short, is a method of creating an image of organs in the pelvis, most commonly used to perform an ultrasound-guided needle biopsy evaluation of the prostate gland in men with elevated prostate-specific antigen or prostatic nodules on digital rectal exam.
Medical ultrasound includes diagnostic techniques (mainly imaging techniques) using ultrasound, as well as therapeutic applications of ultrasound. In diagnosis, it is used to create an image of internal body structures such as tendons, muscles, joints, blood vessels, and internal organs, to measure some characteristics (e.g., distances and velocities) or to generate an informative audible sound.
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Men: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment This article was reviewed by Martin Miner, MD. Although we don’t pay much attention to our pelvic floor muscles, they make ...
Pudendal nerve block: A procedure performed to manage chronic pelvic pain. Common indications: pudendal neuralgia (i.e., repetitive use from cycling), [47] cancer-related pain; Sphenopalatine ganglion block. A procedure performed to manage head and neck pain/headaches related to the trigeminal nerve, usually in the treatment of migraine ...
The digital rectal examination is a relatively simple medical procedure. The patient undresses and is then placed in a position where the anus is accessible (lying on the side, squatting on the examination table, bent over it, or lying down with feet in stirrups). If the patient is lying on their side, the physician will usually have them bring ...
Aquablation therapy (AquaBeam) is a surgical procedure for men with lower urinary tract symptoms resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It is in the early stages of study. [ 1 ] It is not categorized as minimally invasive as general anesthesia is required. [ 2 ]
Ultrasound is an excellent method for the study of the penis, such as indicated in trauma, priapism, erectile dysfunction or suspected Peyronie's disease. [ 1 ] Ultrasound is an imaging modality that, in addition to being well tolerated and widely available, is considered an excellent method for the evaluation of many penile diseases.