Kidney stone seen on intravenous pyelogram (IVP)

Kidney stone seen on intravenous pyelogram (IVP)

Image of an intravenous pyelogram (IVP)

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

These figures show an X-ray with contrast dye (intravenous pyelogram, or IVP) of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. Figure 1 shows a normal flow from the kidneys, through the ureters, to the bladder (white arrows). Figure 2 shows a kidney stone blocking the normal flow of urine in the ureter on the right.

Primary Medical Reviewer Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Philip Belitsky, MD, FRCSC - Urology
Last Updated May 4, 2009




    Last Updated: May 4, 2009
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Philip Belitsky, MD, FRCSC - Urology


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