Is ureteric compression still necessary?
A prospective randomised trial was performed to examine the value of ureteric compression in intravenous urography. Calyceal distension improved during the urogram in 68% of kidneys when compression was used, in contrast to an improvement of 43% in patients not receiving compression. In both heavy patients and those with a large girth a trend towards improved distension was shown but was significant only in the former group.
D001835:Body Weight; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007670:Kidney Calices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008722:Methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D011897:Random Allocation; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*