The pitfalls of BladderScan™ PVR in evaluating bladder volume in adolescent females

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-97

  Elsamra, Sammy E ^a,c   Gordon, Zachary ^b,c   Ellsworth, Pamela I ^a,c  

^a HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder scan; Ovarian cyst; Post void residual; PVR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OVARY TUMOR; POSTVOID RESIDUAL URINE VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN CYSTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINATION DISORDERS; URINE;

EID: 78751580241     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. L.S. Marks, F.J. Dorey, M.L. Macairan, C. Park, and J.I. deKemion Three-dimensional ultrasound device for rapid determination of bladder volume Urology 50 1997 341 348
2. J.H. Holmes Ultrasonic studies of the bladder J Urol 97 1967 654 663
3. C.G. Roehrborn, and P.C. Peters Can transabdominal ultrasound estimation of postvoiding residual (PVR) replace catheterization? Urology 31 1988 445 449
4. J.H. Choe, J.Y. Lee, and K.S. Lee Accuracy and precision of a new portable ultrasound scanner, the BME-150A, in residual urine volume measurement: a comparison with the BladderScan BVI 3000 Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 18 2007 641 644
5. K. Alagiakrishnan, and M. Valpreda Ultrasound bladder scanner presents falsely elevated postvoid residual volumes Can Fam Physician 55 2009 163 164
6. M.R. Cooperberg, S.K. Chambers, T.J. Rutherford, and H.E. Foster Jr. Cystic pelvic pathology presenting as falsely elevated post-void residual urine measured by portable ultrasound bladder scanning: report of 3 cases and review of the literature Urology 55 2000 590xii-590xiv
7. I.B. Dunn, and M. Palmer Erroneous diagnosis of chronic urinary retention in three women with pelvic cysts Scand J Urol Nephrol 34 2000 381 382
8. T.L. Tan, Y.Y. Ding, and P.K. Lieu False positive findings in the ultrasound assessment of postvoid residual urine volume Age Ageing 32 2003 356 363