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Voiding cystourethrogram

Cystography
Cystography
Voiding cystourethrogram
Voiding cystourethrogram
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:

  • Narrowing of the urethra (urethral stricture)
  • Neurogenic bladder
  • Pouch-like sacs (diverticula) on the walls of the bladder or urethra
  • Prostatic enlargement
  • Reflux nephropathy
  • Ureterocele

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:

  • Acute urinary tract infection (UTI)
  • Alcoholic neuropathy
  • Autonomic neuropathy
  • Chronic bilateral obstructive uropathy
  • Complicated urinary tract infection (pyelonephritis)
  • Irritable bladder


Review Date: 10/02/2008
Reviewed By: Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine. 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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