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Cistografía con radionúclidos - Risks

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Gammagrafía de la vejiga

Cuáles son los riesgos:

Los riesgos son los mismos que ofrecen las radiografías (radiación) y el cateterismo o sondaje de la vejiga.

Hay una pequeña exposición a la radiación con cualquier gammagrafía (proviene del radioisótopo, no del escáner). La exposición es menor que con los radiografías estándar. La radiación es muy leve y prácticamente desaparece toda por completo en corto tiempo. Sin embargo, no se recomienda exponerse a la radiación a las mujeres que estén o podrían estar embarazadas.

Los riesgos del cateterismo incluyen infección de vías urinarias y, en raras ocasiones, daño a la uretra, la vejiga u otras estructuras cercanas.

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.

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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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