A cystogram is used to diagnose bladder problems, including urinary reflux and injuries to the bladder. There are risks of a bladder infection after a cystogram, but they are rare. If you think you ...

Recently 3 patients were observed who exhibited paroxysmal elevation of blood pressure with many features suggesting catecholamine release. Despite intensive investigation no evidence for ...

What is a retrograde pyelogram? A retrograde pyelogram is an imaging test that uses X-rays to look at your bladder, ureters, and kidneys. The ureters are the long tubes that connect your kidneys to ...

A urologist is a specialist physician who treats problems with the urinary tract and male reproductive organs. Urologists have extensive medical training, including four years each of college and ...

One hundred and twenty-one subjects randomly selected from all patients referred for intravenous urography during a six-month period constituted the control group, which was divided into 61 ...

What is an antegrade pyelogram? An antegrade pyelogram is an imaging test to find a blockage in the upper urinary tract. Your urinary tract includes the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. The ureters are ...

A retrograde pyelogram is a diagnostic test that looks inside your kidneys, bladder, and ureters with an X-ray. Ureters are tubes connecting your bladder and the kidneys. Typically, a retrograde ...

Kidney cancer is the 14th most common cancer globally. The 5-year relative survival rate of kidney cancer at a localized stage is 92.9% and it declines to 17.4% in metastatic stage. Currently, the ...

What do x-rays show? Radiographs, most often called x-rays, produce shadow-like images of bones and certain organs and tissues. X-rays are very good at finding bone problems. They can show some organs ...