title: Urethro-venous intravasation during retrograde urethrography (report of 5 cases).
abstract: Five instances of urethro-venous intravasation during retrograde urethrography are reported. Four cases were of urethral strictures and one case was of urethral hemangioma. All patients had post procedural bleeding while one patient got allergic reactions, another showed chills and rigors. Anatomy of the drainage veins is described. Factors responsible for this complication and its clinical implications are discussed. It is suggested that urethro-venous intravasation should be considered a diagnostic sign of urethral inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Shulka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014521:Urethra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media