Ultrasonography of the Urinary Bladder

The urinary bladder was one of the first of the body's systems to be investigated by ultrasound. The bladder can be scanned by the suprapubic transabdominal route, while the perineal and intravesical routes are practically not used. Ultrasonic visualization of the bladder and other pelvic structures necessitates a full bladder. The bladder must be examined when comfortably full. Ultrasonography is a convenient, safe and relatively inexpensive tool for urinary bladder examination. A wide variety of pathologies may involve the urinary bladder and these can be diagnosed by ultrasonography. However, comparatively less attention is paid to pathologies involving the bladder in the literature. We present the most common pathologies that may be encountered in day-to-day practice.