Transrectal prostate ultrasound includes pre-examination preparation, examination, and others.
1. Pre-examination preparation: transrectal prostate can not hold urine, but before the examination should be emptied of stool, if necessary, clean enema, the patient usually take the lateral position, some special examination or operation need to be used in the lithotomy position or sitting on the examination chair. Before the examination, the ultrasound probe is lubricated.
2. Examination: the ultrasound probe is slowly inserted into the anus and rectum, and swept to the direction of the prostate gland at different levels, this way can more clearly detect the appearance of the prostate gland shape, volume and size, and whether there are any abnormalities and so on. Transrectal prostate ultrasound can reflect the changes of prostate more finely than abdominal ultrasound, and find out whether there is inflammation, calcification or even malignant changes in the prostate.
3. Other: transrectal prostate ultrasound is also usually used as a guide for prostate puncture biopsy. Under the guidance of ultrasound, the doctor can use a puncture needle to puncture the prostate under direct vision, and the success rate of the puncture of the suspected nodule is very high.
It is recommended to go to a regular hospital for transrectal prostate ultrasound in order to standardize the treatment.