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Q: loopogram for kidney tube blockage

asked by: ddbb on January 16th, 2008

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what is a loopogram procedure to check to see what kind of blockage is in the Kidney tube, and what does it intail

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replied on January 26th, 2008

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A loopogram is also called a pouchogram. It is basically an x-ray of your ileal conduit. During the procedure, a Foley catheter is inserted into the urinary conduit / pouch the conduit or reservoir is filled with contrast. That way, possible reflux into the ureters and renal collecting systems may be observed.

You can find typical instructions for this test here:

http://www.osfsaintfrancis.org/pdfsrti/RTI diag25.pdf
http://www1.wfubmc.edu/NR/rdonlyres/8DCA42 47-A160-4408-839C-C28FEDB1747F/0/loopogram .pdf

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