{"id":1276,"date":"2026-09-01T12:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economidesuro.com\/yperixografika-kathodigoumenes-prakseis\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:39:06","slug":"ultrasound-guided-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/economidesuro.com\/en\/ultrasound-guided-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultrasound-Guided Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The use of ultrasound (intraoperative\/guided ultrasound) in Urology is a valuable tool for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, without radiation and with highly accurate results.<\/p>\n<p>Such ultrasound-guided examinations\/treatments include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Transrectal Ultrasound-guided Prostate Biopsy (TRUS-guided Prostate Biopsy)<\/strong>, combined with ultrasound-guided local anaesthesia (Periprostatic Nerve Block): usually performed alongside the biopsy to minimise pain<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intraprostatic Injections<\/strong> of medicinal substances or local treatments<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/economidesuro.com\/en\/percutaneous-nephrolithotomy\/\"><strong>Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Percutaneous Nephrostomy Placement<\/strong>, for the diagnosis and drainage of obstructive hydronephrosis<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsurgical Varicocelectomy<\/strong>, with intraoperative Doppler ultrasound monitoring to identify and preserve the testicular arteries and ligate the perforating veins<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intraoperative Renal Ultrasound<\/strong> in partial nephrectomies (removal of only the tumour), for precise localisation of the tumour margins in relation to healthy parenchyma and blood vessels<\/li>\n<li><strong>Percutaneous puncture of renal cysts<\/strong> for their aspiration<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ultrasound-guided drainage<\/strong> of perinephric abscesses or lymphoceles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The use of ultrasound (intraoperative\/guided ultrasound) in Urology is a valuable tool for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, without radiation and with highly accurate results. Such ultrasound-guided examinations\/treatments include: Transrectal Ultrasound-guided Prostate Biopsy (TRUS-guided Prostate Biopsy), combined with ultrasound-guided local anaesthesia (Periprostatic Nerve Block): usually performed alongside the biopsy to minimise pain Intraprostatic Injections of medicinal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1276","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/economidesuro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/economidesuro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/economidesuro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economidesuro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economidesuro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1276"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/economidesuro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1423,"href":"https:\/\/economidesuro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1276\/revisions\/1423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/economidesuro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}