voiding cystourethrography

English

Noun

voiding cystourethrography (countable and uncountable, plural voiding cystourethrographies, abbreviation VCUG)

  1. (medicine) A radiographic imaging procedure in which a contrast-filled bladder is examined with fluoroscopic X-rays during both filling and urination to evaluate the anatomy and function of the bladder and urethra, and to detect abnormalities such as vesicoureteral reflux, urethral obstruction, or bladder-emptying disorders.
    • 2015 June 3, Shashi Verma et al., “Megalourethra with Y-Type Duplication of Urethra Presented as Perianal Fistula: A Rare Case Report”, in Case Reports in Urology‎[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      There was no vesicoureteral reflux on voiding cystourethrography ( Figure 2(a) ).
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