Function Of The Urethra
Health Encyclopedia: Voiding Cystourethrogram
Cystourethrogram - voiding
Normal Values
The bladder and urethra will be normal in size and function.
What abnormal results mean
Abnormal results may indicate the following:
- Urethral stricture (a narrowing of the urethra)
- Bladder or urethral diverticula (pouch-like sacs that develop and protrude from the walls of an organ)
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Ureterocele (the tube from the kidney to the bladder protrudes into the bladder)
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