Urology Tests and Procedures

Tests:

• Computed Tomography (CT or CAT) Scan of the Kidney
  (Renal CT Scan)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the kidney.
  
  
• Kidney Scan
  (Renal Scan, Renal Scintigraphy)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the kidney.
  
  
• Kidney Ultrasound
  (Renal Ultrasound, Kidney Ultrasonography, Kidney Echography)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the kidney.
  
  
• Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder X-ray
  (KUB, KUB X-ray, Flat Plate of the Abdomen X-ray)
  Detailed information on kidney, ureter, and bladder x-ray, including the reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the urinary tract.
  
  
• Prostate/Rectal Sonogram
  (Prostate - Rectal Sonography)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the male reproductive tract.
  
  
• Uroflowmetry
  (Urine Flow Studies, Urine Flow Test, Urodynamic Studies)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the urinary tract.
  
  

Procedures:

• Antegrade Pyelogram
  (Antegrade Nephrostogram)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the urinary tract.
  
  
• Cystography
  (Cystourethrography, Voiding Cystography, Voiding Cystourethrography, VCUG)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the urinary tract.
  
  
• Cystometry
  (Cystometrogram, CMG)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the urinary tract.
  
  
• Cystoscopy
  (Cystourethroscopy)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the urinary tract.
  
  
• Intravenous Pyelogram
  (IVP, Intravenous Urography, IVU, Excretory Urography)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the urinary tract.
  
  
• Kidney Biopsy
  (Biopsy-Kidney, Renal Biopsy, Biopsy-Renal, Needle Aspiration of the Kidney, Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the kidney.
  
  
• Kidney Transplantation
  (Kidney Transplant, Renal Transplant)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the kidney.
  
  
• Lithotripsy
  (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy, ESWL, Shock Wave Lithotripsy)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, an anatomical illustration of the kidney, and an illustration of lithotripsy.
  
  
• Prostate Biopsy
  (Prostate Gland Biopsy, Transrectal Prostate Biopsy, Fine Needle Biopsy of the Prostate, Core Biopsy of the Prostate)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the male reproductive tract.
  
  
• Renal Angiogram
  (Angiogram-Kidneys, Renal Angiography, Renal Arteriogram, Renal Arteriography)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the kidney.
  
  
• Renal Venogram
  (Venogram-Renal, Renal Venography, Venogram of the Kidneys)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the kidney.
  
  
• Retrograde Cystography
  (Cystography - Retrograde)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the urinary tract.
  
  
• Retrograde Pyelogram
  (Retrograde Ureteropyelogram, Retrograde Pyelography, Retrograde Ureteropyelography)
  Includes reasons and preparation, how it is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the urinary tract.