title: Pretreatment urographic evaluation in invasive carcinoma of the cervix uteri.
abstract: The urographic findings in 52 patients with histologically proven carcinoma of the cervix were studied. Obstructive changes observed were classified according to the severity of calyceal distension and related to the clinical staging of the disease. Obstructive urographic changes were present in 46% of cases, which is three times as high as reported in Caucasian populations, and the severity correlated significantly with the stage of disease. Urography is advocated as a useful pre and post-treatment index of the progress of cervical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Komolafe
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ojengebede
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Adelusi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014567:Urography; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology