Diagnostic Ultrasound - Abdomen and Pelvis

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Ureters and Bladder URINARY BLADDER Anatomy: Pelvis Peritoneum Uterus Cervix Urinary bladder Pubic symphysis Rectum Vagina Urethra Peritoneum Urinary bladder Public symphysis Seminal vesicle Rectum Prostate Urethra (Top) Graphic of a sagittal section of the female bladder shows that it rests almost directly on the muscular floor of the pelvis. The dome of the bladder is covered with peritoneum. The bladder is surrounded by a layer of loose fat and connective tissue (the prevesical and perivesical spaces) that communicate superiorly with the retroperitoneum. Note the vagina/uterus in the female pelvis, which intervenes between the urinary bladder and rectum. (Bottom) Graphic of a sagittal section of the male bladder shows that it rests on the prostate, which separates it from the muscular pelvic floor. The bladder wall is muscular, strong, and very distensible. In males the urinary bladder is directly anterior to the rectum. 113

Ureters and Bladder Anatomy: Pelvis URINARY BLADDER, ULTRASOUND Bladder wall Bladder lumen Uterus Bladder Ovary Cervix Uterus Pouch of Douglas Bladder Partly seen left ureter jet Right ureteric jet (Top) Transverse transabdominal grayscale ultrasound shows the suprapubic region at the uterine body level. The transducer must be angled caudally to image the urinary bladder, especially when it is not well distended and assumes a retropubic location. (Middle) Longitudinal transabdominal grayscale ultrasound at the suprapubic region shows a well-distended urinary bladder with a posteriorly located uterus. Note the anechoic appearance of the urinary bladder due to its fluid-filled state, which acts as an acoustic window, permitting through transmission of the ultrasound beam and optimal visualization of posterior pelvic structures. (Bottom) Transverse color Doppler ultrasound of the bladder in the suprapubic region shows ureteral jets. 114

Ureters <strong>and</strong> Bladder<br />

URINARY BLADDER<br />

Anatomy: <strong>Pelvis</strong><br />

Peritoneum<br />

Uterus<br />

Cervix<br />

Urinary bladder<br />

Pubic symphysis<br />

Rectum<br />

Vagina<br />

Urethra<br />

Peritoneum<br />

Urinary bladder<br />

Public symphysis<br />

Seminal vesicle<br />

Rectum<br />

Prostate<br />

Urethra<br />

(Top) Graphic of a sagittal section of the female bladder shows that it rests almost directly on the muscular floor of the pelvis. The<br />

dome of the bladder is covered with peritoneum. The bladder is surrounded by a layer of loose fat <strong>and</strong> connective tissue (the prevesical<br />

<strong>and</strong> perivesical spaces) that communicate superiorly with the retroperitoneum. Note the vagina/uterus in the female pelvis, which<br />

intervenes between the urinary bladder <strong>and</strong> rectum. (Bottom) Graphic of a sagittal section of the male bladder shows that it rests on<br />

the prostate, which separates it from the muscular pelvic floor. The bladder wall is muscular, strong, <strong>and</strong> very distensible. In males the<br />

urinary bladder is directly anterior to the rectum.<br />

113

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