Voiding cystourethrogram

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Alternative Names

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:

  • Large prostate gland
  • Narrowing of the urethra (urethral stricture)
  • Neurogenic bladder (when the bladder does not empty properly due to a brain or nerve problem)
  • Pouch-like sacs (diverticula) on the walls of the bladder or urethra
  • Ureterocele
  • Urinary reflux nephropathy


Review Date: 10/11/2010
Reviewed By: Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Chief of Urology, Cambridge Health Alliance, Visiting Assistant Professor of Surger, Harvard Medical School. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)

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