Cystourethrogram: Results
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A cystourethrogram is an X-ray test that takes pictures of your bladder and urethra while you are urinating. Some results may be available immediately after the cystourethrogram. Final results are usually available within 1 to 2 days.
| Normal: | The bladder appears normal. Urine flows normally from the bladder. The bladder empties all the way. The contrast material flows evenly out of the bladder through a smooth-walled urethra. |
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| Abnormal: | Bladder stones, tumors, narrowing or pouches in the wall (diverticula) of the urethra or bladder are seen in the bladder. If the test was done because of possible injury to the bladder, a tear is found in the bladder wall or urethra. Urine flows backward from the bladder into the ureters (vesicoureteral reflux Contrast material leaks from the bladder. The bladder does not empty all the way. The prostate gland is enlarged. |
| Last updated: | July 08, 2008 |
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, Avery L. Seifert, MD - Urology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Tracy Landauer |
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