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Evaluation of Urethra and Anterior Wall Vaginal Leiomyoma by Translabial/Transurethral Sonography

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	Abstract

Recent advances in sonography have dramatically improved the evaluation of the female urethra and vaginal canal. Widespread use of sonography for the detection of vaginal masses presents a less expensive way to identify pathology. The author recently encountered a patient with a rare vaginal mass. The following case illustrates translabial and transurethral sonography defining a vaginal mass directly under the urethra with no urethra luminal abnormalities. In general, the identification of a vaginal mass would lead most physicians to consider magnetic resonance imaging for characterization. Sonography presents an opportunity to provide accurate information without increasing medical cost to the patient. To the author’s knowledge, this is the first report describing translabial and transurethral sonography using a 10-MHz linear transducer to determine extension of a tumor from the vaginal wall into the lumen of the urethra.

First published on October 22, 2009
Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography 2009, doi:10.1177/8756479309346447


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