title: Antegrade pyelography: therapeutic applications.
abstract: Antegrade pyelography is a diagnostic examination that is easily converted for therapy in the urinary tract. The applications of the antegrade approach discussed in this article include drainage in obstruction and fistulas, access for manipulations, and topical treatment.
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D004106:Dilatation; D004322:Drainage; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D014513:Ureter; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D014551:Urinary Tract; D014567:Urography; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery