Abstract:Renal ultrasound is not a functional type of examination, which means it cannot be used to determine the degree of obstruction of the upper urinary tract, for which more or less invasive exams such as Whitaker's test, renogram and/or urography must be perfomed. Dynamic ultrasound with furosemide test gives information on the morphology and also the degree of obstruction and is extremely useful in the pre and post-operative assessment of patients with upper urinary tract pathologies. A total of 72 renoureteral … Show more
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