What is a urethrogram test?
What is a urethrogram test?
A urethrogram is an examination of the urethra by X-ray imaging, almost always carried out on males. This information sheet relates to the procedure being carried out on a male. The urethra is the tube that runs from the bladder through the prostate and penis.
How is a urethrogram performed?
A urethrogram is a contrast study of the urethra under fluoroscopic control. This is done by placing a catheter into the urethral meatus, expanding the balloon gently to form a seal and running a small volume of contrast into the urethra under image control.
Why is a retrograde Urethrogram done?
A retrograde urethrography is a routine radiologic procedure (most typically in males) used to image the integrity of the urethra. Hence a retrograde urethrogram is essential for diagnosis of urethral injury, or urethral stricture.
Is retrograde Urethrogram safe?
Urethrograms are safe procedures. While there is a small risk of urinary tract infection, this is minimised by doing the procedure under sterile conditions and following strict infection control practices. If x-ray contrast is administered, there is a small risk of an allergic reaction.
What is the navicular fossa?
The fossa navicularis refers to a normal mild dilatation of the urethra. It occurs at the most distal/downstream portion of the urethra. It is more evident in males, where it occurs in the penile/pendulous urethra, near the urethral meatus.
What is antegrade Urethrogram?
An antegrade urethrogram is a procedure allowing the urethra to be x-rayed when contrast dye passes from the bladder through the urethra. The bladder is first filled with x-ray dye.
What is a woman’s pee hole called?
the urethra
There are two openings in the vulva — the vaginal opening and the opening to the urethra (the hole you pee out of). The urethral opening is the tiny hole that you pee out of, located just below your clitoris.
What is Preprostatic urethra?
The pre-prostatic urethra is one of the four parts of the male urethra. The pre-prostatic urethra is also known as the intramural urethra, as it is the portion of the urethra which passes almost vertically through the wall of the urinary bladder, before it enters the prostate gland.
What is a urethrogram and what does it involve?
This information sheet relates to the procedure being carried out on a male. The urethra is the tube that runs from the bladder through the prostate and penis. A urethrogram is usually carried out to show the cause of poor urinary flow thought to be caused by narrowing (a stricture) of the urethra.
Can a urethrogram cause damage to the urethra?
Damage to the urethra. This is rare, but more common if the urethrogram is carried out as an emergency procedure. This is because the lining of the urethra is often torn before the procedure and the catheter can pass through the torn area outside of the urethra.
Which imaging modality is best for the assessment of the male urethra?
Paul S. Sidhu, in Clinical Ultrasound (Third Edition), 2011 Formal urethrography supplemented by urethroscopy remains the imaging modality of choice for the assessment of the male urethra. Urethrography involves ionising radiation, whilst urethroscopy is invasive and may introduce infection.
What is a retrograde urethrogram for gonorrhea?
Oblique retrograde urethrogram shows a tight stricture of the bulbar urethra following gonococcal infection in a 25-year-old man. Anteroposterior retrograde urethrogram shows a long, smooth urethra stricture due to a prior straddle injury of the pelvis in a 32-year-old man.
