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CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY OF THE LOWER URINARY TRACT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OBSRUCTIVE UROLITHIASIS IN SMALL RUMINANTS AND SWINE
Author(s) -
Palmer Jan L.,
Dykes Nathan L.,
Love Karen,
Fubini Susan L.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1998.tb00335.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cystourethrography , fluoroscopy , urinary system , radiography , cystostomy , catheter , urinary tract obstruction , urethra , radiology , contrast medium , contrast (vision) , urology , surgery , vesicoureteral reflux , pathology , reflux , disease , artificial intelligence , computer science
Contrast radiographic visualization of the small ruminant and porcine lower urinary tract is an infrequently used modality for the evaluation and management of obstructive urolithiasis. The administration of contrast medium through a tube cystostomy catheter used to divert urine flow until the resolution of the obstruction may provide an easy method to evaluate the status of the urethral obstruction. Contrast fluoroscopy is utilized to monitor and visualize therapeutic flushing of the urethra. A review of 26 patients seen at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital suggested that among the radiographic techniques used, positive contrast normograde cystourethrography through the tube cystostomy catheter allowed the best visualization of the lower urinary tract structures and enabled assessment of the resolution of the obstructive lesion.