Intravenous urography supplemented with computerised tomography urogram: A pragmatic hybrid imaging approach to hydronephrosis

Retroperitoneal fibrosis with normal intravenous urogram.

A 58 year old male presented with a two week history of low back pain and malaise. The intravenous urogram (IVU) at presentation was normal but within three months he had developed renal failure with bilateral ureteric obstruction on repeat IVU. Primary retroperitoneal fibrosis was confirmed at operation. This case demonstrates that retroperitoneal fibrosis may progress rapidly to renal failure...

Magnetic Resonance Urography in Patients with Non- Contributory Intravenous Urography

Magnetic Resonance Urography (MRU) is increaingly replacing Intravenous Urography (IVU) which has been the traditional modality for uro-imaging. However, the effectiveness and advantages of this new and costly modality need to be proven before defining its place in the uro-radiological armamentarium. We conducted a prospective study to assess the role of MRU in 100 consecutive cases where IVU w...

Comparison Between Intravenous Urography and Computed Tomography Urography in Diagnosing Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction

We read with interest the article by Xie et al. (1) in a previous issue of Nephro-Urology Monthly (October 2011), regarding the comparison between intravenous urography and computed tomography urography in diagnosing ureteropelvic junction obstruction. As previously described, pathological lesions at the ureteropelvic junction are classified into intrinsic and extrinsic abnormalities. In the ca...

comparison between intravenous urography and computed tomography urography in diagnosing ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Intravenous urogram in acute renal failure.

Intravenous urographic examinations were performed in 34 patients clinically diagnosed to be in acute renal failure (ARF) admitted to the Nephrology Unit in General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, between 1976 and 1979. Their ages ranged between 4Yi! months to 70 years with a mean age of 39.7 years. There were 24 male and 10 female patients. On admission 13 patients were non oliguric, 11 were oliguric ...