Whitaker test

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Whitaker test,

(for resistance of ureters) a pressure-flow study measuring resistance of the ureters to a given flow rate of urine by antegrade pyelography of the renal pelvis and a catheter in the bladder.

Whitaker test [hwit´ah-ker]

a test of ureteral function that is used to evaluate ureteral peristalsis and obstruction by measuring the resistance of the ureter to perfusion.

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