Cystourethrogram: Why It Is Done
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Why It Is Done
A cystourethrogram is done to:
- Find the cause of repeated urinary tract infections.
- Look for injuries to the bladder or urethra.
- Find the cause of urinary incontinence.
- Check for structural problems of the bladder and urethra.
- Look for enlargement (hypertrophy) of the prostate or narrowing (stricture) of the urethra in men.
- Find out if urinary reflux is present. See a picture of abnormal backflow of urine
. - Look more carefully at abnormalities first found by intravenous pyelography.
| 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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