Abstract
Objective:
To recommend a standard technique for the renographic evaluation of the dilated upper urinary tract, and for evaluating the results of surgery.
Methods:
This review is an update of the previously recommended consensus report of the 9th International Symposium of Radionuclides in Nephrourology.
Results:
State-of-the-art recommendations are detailed for standardizing common radionuclide investigations.
Conclusions:
Where open, laparoscopic or endourological techniques for treating pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction are under study, results can only be compared by standardizing the investigational techniques. The guidelines produced here are recommended for this purpose.
Publication types
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Guideline
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Practice Guideline
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Contrast Media
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Dilatation, Pathologic / diagnostic imaging
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Dilatation, Pathologic / surgery
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Diuresis
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Diuretics* / administration & dosage
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Furosemide* / administration & dosage
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Humans
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Infant
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Infusions, Intravenous / methods
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Iodine Radioisotopes / administration & dosage
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Iodohippuric Acid
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Radioisotope Renography / standards*
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
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Treatment Outcome
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Ureteral Obstruction / diagnostic imaging*
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Ureteral Obstruction / surgery
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Urinary Catheterization
Substances
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Contrast Media
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Diuretics
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Iodine Radioisotopes
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Iodohippuric Acid
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Furosemide
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Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate