Cystogram, Voiding Cystouretrhrogram or Incontinence Cystogram
Copyright 2001-2007, Daviess Community Hospital
1314 East Walnut Street - Post Office Box 760 - Washington, Indiana 47501- (812) 254-2760
Procedure Title:
Cystogram, Voiding Cystouretrhrogram or Incontinence Cystogram
Patient Name:
__________________________________________
Appointment Time:
When:________________________
Date:__________________________
Time:________________________
Where:
Check in at the Admitting department. Please arrive 20 minutes prior to the scheduled time of your examination.
Purpose :
To evaluate the appearance and integrity of your bladder and urethra or to evaluate causes of urinary incontinence.
Preparation:
No preparation is necessary. You should empty your bladder before the examination. A parent or a guardian must accompany patients less than 18 years of age. If possible, please do not bring children with you. Be sure that your Doctor’s office has sent an x-ray request form to the Radiology Department or that you bring one with you.
Procedure:
If you are or could possibly be pregnant, please inform the x-ray technologist. A nurse in same surgery will put in a catheter and you will then be transported to the x-ray department, where the Radiologist will fill the bladder with x-ray contrast material also know as x-ray dye. Several x-ray films of your bladder and urethra will be taken. Depending upon the indication for the study and the x-ray findings, the urethral catheter may be removed at the end of this study.
After Car
e
:
Resume your normal activities. You may feel some irritation in your urethra or bladder after having been catheterized. This is not uncommon or abnormal. You may also see a bit of blood in your urine for a day or two. This will disappear if it is related to the x-ray study. If not, call your doctor. Please call (812) 254-8851 to speak with an x-ray Technologist if you have any questions before or after your examination.
Reviewed:
02/11/2013