Retrograde cystography

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Cystography

Vesicoureteral reflux

Cystography - retrograde

There is some risk of infection from the catheter. Symptoms may include:

• Burning during urination (after the first day)
• Chills
• Fever
• Increased heart rate
• Increased breathing rate
• Decreased blood pressure (hypotension)

In males, testicles are shielded from the x-rays.

This test is not performed very often any more. More frequently, voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) or cystoscopy are performed.

Review Date: 10/25/2006
Reviewed By: Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.