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To evaluate the appearance and integrity of your
bladder and urethra or to evaluate causes of urinary incontinence.
When you were referred by your
physician for a radiological exam, you may have been told about certain
instructions to be done prior to the exam, or when you were scheduling
your appointment, the scheduler should have informed you about the
preparations that should be done prior to your exam. If you did not or
if you want a recheck, you can refer to the information listed below.
Keep in mind that you may have been given some additional or different
instructions, based on your own particular circumstances. If you have
any questions, please call our hotline 16171 or (202) 3336-3310 (Mohandeseen), (202) 2417 5556 (Heliopolis) or
(202) 2528 4888 (Maadi) to speak with a radiologist if you have any
questions. It is best to call between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m., Saturday
through Thursday.
Instructions
If you are a woman of childbearing age and there is a chance that you
may be pregnant, please consult your physician before scheduling this
exam.
No preparation is necessary. You should empty your bladder before the
examination.
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Females:
A technologist will escort you
into an x-ray examination room, and take one or two x-ray films of your
abdomen and pelvis. After a radiologist has reviewed these films, he or
she will catheterize your bladder (unless you already have a catheter in
place) and fill it with x-ray contrast material, also known as x-ray
dye. Several x-ray films of your bladder and urethra will be taken.
Depending upon the indication for the study and the x-ray findings, the
uretharal catheter may be removed at the end of this study.
Males:
A technologist will escort you
into an x-ray examination room, and take a film of your abdomen and
pelvis. After a radiologist has reviewed this film, he or she will
insert a small catheter into the tip of your penis, inflate a small
balloon on the catheter to keep it in place, and inject x-ray contrast
material, also known as x-ray dye, through the catheter to outline your
urethra and urinary bladder. Several x-ray films of your bladder and
urethra will be taken.
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You may
resume normal activity. You may feel some irritation in your urethra
after this examination. This is not uncommon or abnormal. You may also
see a bit of blood in your urine for a day or two. This will disappear
if it is related to the x-ray study. If it does not, call your doctor.
The radiologist's report of the results will be ready within 24 hours.
Your doctor will discuss the results of the test with you.
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Please call our hotline
16171 or (202) 3336-3310 (Mohandeseen), (202) 2417 5556 (Heliopolis) or
(202) 2528 4888 (Maadi) to speak with a radiologist if you have any
questions. It is best to call between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m., Saturday
through Thursday.
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