Items tagged “rug”
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Urethrography
Urethrography refers to the radiographic study of the urethra using iodinated contrast media and is generally carried out in males.
Terminology
When the urethra is studied with instillation of contrast into the distal/anterior urethra it has been referred to as:
retrograde urethrography (RUG)...
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Fossa navicularis (urethra)
The fossa navicularis refers to a normal mild dilatation of the urethra. It occurs at the most distal/downstream portion of the urethra.
It is more evident in males, where it occurs in the penile/pendulous urethra, near the urethral meatus. There is also a fossa navicularis in women: the more f...
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Urethral clamps
Various radiological and surgical instruments, including urethral clamps, have been developed to try to improve retrograde/ascending urethrogram (RUG/ASU) and voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) technique in males. These are very rarely (if ever) used anymore.
Brodny clamp
This device has a metall...