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A computed tomography urography ( CT urography or CT urogram) is a computed tomography scan that examines the urinary tract after contrast dye is injected into a vein.
Pyelogram (or pyelography or urography) is a form of imaging of the renal pelvis and ureter. [1] Types include: Intravenous pyelogram – In which a contrast solution is introduced through a vein into the circulatory system. Retrograde pyelogram – Any pyelogram in which contrast medium is introduced from the lower urinary tract and flows ...
In urology, voiding cystourethrography ( VCUG) is a frequently performed technique for visualizing a person's urethra and urinary bladder while the person urinates (voids). It is used in the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux (kidney reflux), among other disorders. [1]
Retrograde urethrogram. Urethrogram showing an urethra stricture in a man. A retrograde urethrography [1] is a routine radiologic procedure (most typically in males) used to image the integrity of the urethra . Hence a retrograde urethrogram is essential for diagnosis of urethral injury, or urethral stricture. [2] [3]
Hematoxylin and eosin stain. Specialty. Oncology. Transitional cell carcinoma, also called urothelial carcinoma, is a type of cancer that typically occurs in the urinary system. It is the most common type of bladder cancer and cancer of the ureter, urethra, and urachus. Symptoms of urothelial carcinoma in the bladder include hematuria (blood in ...
ICD-9-CM. 60.29. MeSH. D020728. MedlinePlus. 002996. [ edit on Wikidata] Transurethral resection of the prostate (commonly known as a TURP, plural TURPs, and rarely as a transurethral prostatic resection, TUPR) is a urological operation. It is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
CT urography (CTU) is commonly used in the evaluation of hematuria, and specifically tailored to image the renal collecting system, ureters and bladder in addition to the renal parenchyma.
Specialty. urology. [ edit on Wikidata] Ureteral stent. Ureteral stent (detail) A ureteral stent (pronounced you-REE-ter-ul), or ureteric stent, is a thin tube inserted into the ureter to prevent or treat obstruction of the urine flow from the kidney.
Urology (from Greek οὖρον ouron "urine" and -λογία -logia "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary system and the reproductive organs.
Urethrotomy. A urethrotomy is an operation which involves incision of the urethra, especially for relief of a stricture. It is most often performed in the outpatient setting, with the patient (usually) being discharged from the hospital or surgery center within six hours from the procedure's inception. [citation needed] Urethrotomy (also ...