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Cistografía con radionúclidos - Results

Nombres alternativos

Gammagrafía de la vejiga

Valores normales:

No se presenta reflujo ni otra anomalía u obstrucciones en el flujo urinario y la vejiga se vacía por completo.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los resultados anormales pueden deberse a:

Respuesta anormal de la vejiga a la presión, lo cual podría indicar la presencia de un problema neurológico u otro trastorno
Obstrucción uretral, que en la mayoría de los casos se relaciona con un aumento del tamaño de la próstata
Reflujo vesicoureteral (contraflujo de la orina)

Cistografía

Reviewed last on: 10/11/2010
Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Chief of Urology, Cambridge Health Alliance, Visiting Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Bhayani SB, Siegel CL. Urinary tract imaging: Basic principles. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 4.

Bauer R, Kogan BA. New Developments in the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric UTIs. Urol Clin North Am. 2008;35:47-58.

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