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Friday, October, 16, 2009

What Is Ureter

Health Encyclopedia: Renal Scan

Alternative Names

Renogram; Kidney scan


Normal Values


What abnormal results mean

Abnormal results indicate reduced kidney function(s). This may occur with acute or chronic renal failure, as complications of a kidney transplant (both surgical complications and transplant rejection), glomerulonephritis, or other kidney disorders.

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:

  • Acute arterial occlusion of the kidney
  • ...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Flomax for Kidney Stones: Can it be Used by Women?
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

...have been utilized to help facilitate the passage of ureteral stones in both men and women.... Read more »

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What Is the Difference Between a Urologist and a Urogynecologist?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

...with the focus on the genitourinary system--kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, and urethra. ... Read more »

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When Your Incontinence Is a Symptom of Something Else
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

...travels from the kidney to the bladder, called the ureter, it may only cause some bladder... Read more »

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Urinary Tract Infections in Post-Menopause Women with Vaginitis Eased by Estrogen
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert

...the urethra to the bladder, and sometimes on up the ureter to the kidney. So the systems are... Read more »

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Are There Signs That I Have Prostate Cancer?
By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert

...the cancer invades the bladder it can obstruct the ureters, the tubes that connect the kidneys... Read more »

Health Guide

Blood in Urine: Causes and Treatments
...infection of the prostate, bladder infection and tumors (usually malignant) of the bladder, kidneys, or ureters are the three most common reasons for blood in the urine.Infections in both men and... Read more »
Intravenous pyelogram
...hyperplasia Bilateral hydronephrosis Carcinoma of the renal pelvis or ureter Chronic bilateral obstructive uropathy Chronic... Read more »
Kidney Stones: Symptoms
...SymptomsIn many cases, kidney stones do not produce symptoms. However, if a stone becomes stuck in the ureter (the thin tube between the bladder and the kidney), symptoms can be very severe.... Read more »
Enlarged Prostate Symptoms
...urgent need to urinateBladder pain or irritation when urinatingUrine flows from the kidney through the ureters into the urinary bladder where it is temporarily stored. As the bladder becomes... Read more »
Abdominal MRI
...Adenomyosis Atheroembolic renal disease Carcinoma of the renal pelvis or ureter Chronic renal failure Cystinuria ... Read more »

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