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pyelography
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pyelography /py·elog·ra·phy/ (pi″ĕ-log´rah-fe) radiography of the renal pelvis and ureter after injection of contrast material.
antegrade pyelography  that in which the contrast medium is introduced by percutaneous needle puncture into the renal pelvis.
retrograde pyelography  pyelography after introduction of contrast material through the ureter.

py·e·log·ra·phy (p-lgr-f)
n.
X-ray photography of the pelvis of the kidney and associated structures after injection with a radiopaque dye. Also called pyeloureterography, ureteropyelography.

pyelography.
pyelography
radiography of the kidney and ureter after injection of a contrast medium, introduced by the intravenous or retrograde method. Preparation of the animal for pyelography includes clearing the intestinal tract of as much fecal material and gas as possible so that there can be adequate visualization of the urinary tract structures. Called also intravenous pyelography (IVP).

intravenous pyelography
see pyelography (above).
retrograde pyelography
see retrograde pyelography.

pyelography
Intravenous pyelography, see IVP


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