Bergman sign

Berg·man sign

(berg'măn),

a radiographic finding in which 1) the ureter is dilated distal to a ureteral obstruction and 2) a catheter, passed retrograde, coils in the dilated ureter.

Synonym(s): catheter coiling sign

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Berg·man sign

(bĕrg'măn sīn)

A radiographic finding suggesting a neoplasm in which 1) the ureter is dilated distal to a ureteral obstruction and 2) a catheter, passed retrograde, coils in the dilated ureter.
Synonym(s): catheter coiling sign.

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