Transrectal Ultrasound of Vesicourethral Anastomosis in Patients after Radical Prostatectomy
62 patients after radical prostatectomy without signs of prostate cancer progression were included in the study. All patients underwent transrectal ultrasound in different periods after radical prostatectomy (n = 62). Transrectal ultrasound of vesicourethral anastomosis was assessed in B0mode with modern grayscale image processing technologies. Vesicourethral anastomosis study with the help of transrectal ultrasound in patients with uncomplicated course in postoperative period revealed significant varieties of anastomosis lumen shape and perianastomosis tissues echogenicity. Asymmetrical deformation of anastomosis walls, heterogeneity of perianastomotic tissues in case with local decreased echogenicity association could be the reason for tumor recurrence false diagnosis.