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THE ROLE OF INTRAVENOUS PYLEOGRAPHY, ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN DETECTION OF UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA OF UPPER URINARY TRACT
Article published in Urologia Polska 1998/51/3.

authors

Tomasz Demkow, Grzegorz Madej, Wojciech Rogowski
Klinika Nowotworów Układu Moczowego Instytutu Onkologii AM w Warszawie
Kierownik Kliniki: prof. dr hab. med. G. Madej
Centrum Onkologii Instytutu im. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie w Warszawie
Dyrektor: prof. dr hab. med. A. Kułakowski

keywords

kidney ureter transitional cell carcinoma intravenous pyelography ultrasound computed tomography

summary

Objective. Transitional cell carcinoma most fre±uently occur in the bladder,
very rearly in the kidney and in the ureter (51 : 3 : 1). The role of intravenous
pyelography, ultrasonography and computed tomography in detection of
urothelial carcinoma of upper urinary tract has been assessed.
Material and methods. 15 patients has been treated because of urothelial
carcinoma of upper urinary tract. The intravenous pyelography (IVP),
ultrasonography, cystoscopy has been performed in all patients. Additionaly
computed tomography has been performed in 7 patients.
Results. Ultrasonography discovered urothelial tumors in 11 patients, IVP in
6 patients and computed tomography in 5 patients.
Conclusions. 1. In experienced hands ultrasonography can be reliable method
in diagnosis of urothelial cancer of an upper urinary tract tumors. 2. Bad ±uality
of IVP decreases the probability of detection of urothelial cancer of an upper
urinary tract tumors.

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