Indirect signs of helix CT in the syndrom of acute obstruction of urological upper tract
- Author:
Le Trong Khoan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Obstruction of urological upper tract
- MeSH:
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Urinary Tract;
Emergencies;
Diagnosis
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;483(7):65-66
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
At Hue Central Hospital from March 2001 to September 2002, 31 patients (21 males, 10 females) aged 19-64 years old underwent a CT scanning and a venous urogramme within 12 hours since the admission into emergency room. CT scanning showed 31 stones in ureter duct and urogramme showed acute obstruction in 31 homolateral kidneys. Helix CT imaging without photocontrast injection had got some containing limits in the diagnosis of acute obstruction and in evaluating the obstruction level in patients with few fat retroperitoneal layer.
