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Intravenous Urography in the Follow‐up of Carcinoma of the Bladder
Author(s) -
Booth C. M.,
Kellett M. J.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1981.tb06097.x
Subject(s) - intravenous urography , pyelogram , medicine , carcinoma , urology , radiology , general surgery , urinary system
Summary—A urographic survey of 250 patients being followed for bladder cancer revealed 3 unsuspected ureteric tumours and 18 cases of ureteric obstruction. The tumours occurred in patients always affected by bladder recurrences and the obstructions were largely due to treatment of paraureteric bladder tumours by cystodiathermy or radiotherapy. Regular follow‐up intravenous urography is therefore unnecessary except in patients with frequent recurrences, but we advocate radionuclide renography as an essential, inexpensive screening test to rule out ureteric obstruction following the treatment of paraureteric tumours.