Do men need to hold their urine when doing B-ultrasound?

In many people's eyes, B-ultrasound is usually done by women, and is used to check gynecological diseases and the health of pregnant women's babies. In fact, it is not like that. Men can also check the physical condition of their gallbladder, liver, kidneys, pancreas, heart, lymph nodes, and prostate when they do B-ultrasound. It can assist in the diagnosis of some diseases and help doctors treat them as soon as possible. So, do men need to hold their urine when doing B-ultrasound? Everyone knows that you need to hold your urine when doing B-ultrasound.

Do men need to hold their urine for a long time during B-ultrasound?

In fact, this depends mainly on the examinations done. If the examination items are not too many, there is no need to hold urine for a long time. Generally speaking, when men undergo urinary and reproductive system examinations, they should hold urine for about several minutes. If you want to do an abdominal color Doppler ultrasound, you do not need to hold urine, but you need to be on an empty stomach.

Causes of prostatitis

Many men who often sit in the office or sit are very likely to get prostatitis. Men who are addicted to alcohol for a long time or like spicy food are also very likely to have prostatitis, swelling and other problems. Generally speaking, prostatitis is the most important factor that causes men to go to the prostate. Some men often have a psychological state of anxiety due to their busy work. Mental stress can also cause prostatitis. Men who don’t like to drink water are also very likely to get prostatitis. When the body lacks water, the urine will be thicker and the frequency of urination will be less. Then the harmful substances in the urine will damage the male prostate.

What can men check with B-ultrasound?

1. Prostate stones

Scattered small stones, arc-shaped stones, piles of small stones, and single large stones.

2. Prostatic hyperplasia

Ultrasound images show prostate enlargement, with the anterior and posterior diameters mainly enlarged, losing their normal shape and becoming hemispherical or nearly spherical. The glandular duct has a normal shape, symmetrical up and down, and neat edges. The outer membrane may become thicker, but the connection is detailed. The internal echo increases and the distribution is basically uniform. Those with mid-stage enlargement may be accompanied by urinary retention and residual urine.

3. Chronic prostatitis

The size of the glandular duct does not change much, it may be slightly larger or smaller. The sonogram is symmetrical chestnut or crescent-shaped. The outer membrane echo becomes thicker and uneven in thickness due to the progression of inflammation, but generally maintains its consistency and persistence. The internal echo increases, and the light spots vary in size and are unevenly distributed.

4. Prostatic cyst

A ring-shaped or oval fluid area appears in the male prostate, and the echo increases later. The cyst is either localized in the male prostate or protrudes into the bladder cavity. The cyst is generally small, 1-2 cm or less. Large cysts will have sonographic signs of lower urinary tract obstruction.

5. Prostate cancer

Ultrasound images show that the male prostate is deformed, enlarged, with different shapes, irregular and indetailed contours, the outer membrane is ruptured and loses continuity, the internal echo is chaotic and uneven, and some light spots, light points or light groups appear, and some have focal low echo areas. In some cases, when the bladder or seminal vesicles are invaded, relatively abnormal ultrasound images may appear.

6. Prostate abscess

The prostate is enlarged, and the outer membrane is detailed. The symmetry between the upper and lower parts may be different, depending on the location of the cyst. The internal echo varies. The vaporized part is a low-echo area, and the part that is not vaporized or partially vaporized has an uneven echo. The outer membrane is not detailed when the cyst ruptures to the periphery, and the male prostate is no longer swollen. After duodenal examination, the fluid echo in the abscess cavity can be seen in the vaporized cyst, which is helpful for diagnosis. Prostate abscess caused by Aerobacterium or Escherichia coli will have gas in the abscess cavity, and the posture must be changed for detection to prevent the influence of gas on ultrasound.

VII. Testing of Aluminum Alloy Support for Male Prostatic Urethral Membrane

The sonogram of the aluminum alloy stent is a tubular mesh with strong echoes, located at the anterior prostatic urethra. This section of the urethra is opened by it, and there is no obstruction in the tube. The relative path of ultrasound detection is preferably the duodenal method, and both the longitudinal and cross-sectional images show clear information.

B-ultrasound can examine the eyes, thyroid cysts, neck, axillary, groin, abdominal lymph nodes, abdominal viscera (liver, gallbladder, pancreas, liver, bilateral kidney function, etc.), pelvis (including male prostate, bilateral urethral tubes, bladder, bilateral seminal vesicles, pelvic lymph nodes), lower limbs, upper limbs, neck blood vessels, and can also perform interventional ultrasound, pleural effusion, etc. Most soft tissue internal organs can be examined with B-ultrasound.