Early postoperative assessment of the functional patency of ureterovesical junction following ureteroneocystostomy

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · J. Urol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5638780

Koff, S A; Kogan, B; Kass, E J; Thrall, J H

We studied 37 children soon after ureteroneocystostomy using diuretic radionuclide urography to assess the patency of the ureterovesical junction. Postoperative obstruction was excluded correctly in 90 per cent of the patients. Transient ureterovesical obstruction occurred in 5 patients, identification of which was useful in assigning risk and in guiding followup studies. Because it is a safe, noninvasive and relatively low radiation test the diuretic radionuclide urogram proves to be an attractive alternative to the excretory urogram in the early and late followup of patients undergoing a ureterovesical junction operation.

• OSTI ID: 5638780
• Journal Information: J. Urol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Urol.; (United States) Vol. 125:4; ISSN JOURA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
551001 -- Physiological Systems-- Tracer Techniques
560171 -- Radiation Effects-- Nuclide Kinetics & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AGE GROUPS
BODY
CHILDREN
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DISEASES
DOSES
DRUGS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MEDICINE
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
RISK ASSESSMENT
SCINTISCANNING
SURGERY
URINARY TRACT
UROGENITAL SYSTEM DISEASES
USES