Preparation
If you are a woman of childbearing age and there
is a chance to be pregnant, please consult your physician before doing this exam.
No preparation is necessary, only you should empty your bladder before the examination.
Females:
A technologist will take one x-ray films of your abdomen and pelvis in the x-ray
examination room. After a radiologist has reviewed these films, the doctor or the
female nurse will catheterize your bladder (unless you already have a catheter
in place) and fill it with x-ray contrast material. Several x-ray films of your
bladder and urethra will be taken. Depending upon the indication for the study
and the x-ray findings, the uretharal catheter may be removed at the end of
this study.
Males:
A
technologist will take one x-ray films of your abdomen and pelvis in the x-ray
examination room. After a radiologist has reviewed these films, he will insert
a small catheter into the tip of your penis, inflate a small balloon on the
catheter to keep it in place, and inject x-ray contrast, through the catheter
to outline your urethra and urinary bladder. Several x-ray films of your
bladder and urethra will be taken before and after urination.