1. Retrograde urograms and nephrostograms; lower ureters not all shown
Retrograde urograms and nephrostograms; lower ureters not all shown. Upper left: Normal retrograde urogram. Intrarenal collecting structures, pelvis, and ureter are normal. Adult male with microscopic hematuria and previous technically unsatisfactory excretory urogram. Upper right: Squamous cell carcinoma. Marked irregular filling defects involving calices, pelvis, and proximal ureter, with communicating abscess cavity in upper pole (arrow). Kidney also showed squamous meta-plasia and contained calculi. 51-year-old woman with 2-week history of left flank cellulitis and tenderness. Lower left: Transitional cell carcinoma. Severe deformity with filling defects in right upper pole calices (curved arrow) and blood clots in lower calices and at ureteropelvic junction (straight arrow). 65-year-old man with gross hematuria and right flank pain. Lower right: Fungus balls. Nephrostogram revealing 2 filling defects (arrows) in renal pelvis. Copious fungal matter aspirated through nephrostomy catheter. 65-year-old diabetic woman who had undergone left nephrectomy, with percutaneous nephrostomy catheter (white arrow) for obstruction of right kidney.
Source: Chapter 6. Radiology of the Urinary Tract, Smith & Tanagho's General Urology, 18e
Citation: McAninch JW, Lue TF. Smith & Tanagho's General Urology, 18e; 2013 Available at: Accessed: October 25, 2017
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