Abstract
and subsequent urinoma in severe obstruction. The CTKUB is also useful to exclude extrarenal causes of acute abdominal pain, including acute appendicitis, ruptured aortic aneurysm, and diverticulitis. Scanning protocols would vary from center to center, but a standard protocol should include images of the entire urinary tract, from the upper pole of the kidneys to the base of the urinary bladder. 5 Scanning patients in the prone position can beadvantageousasithelpstodistendthedistaluretersand can also help ascertain if a calculus has passed into the urinary bladder or is in the intravesical portion of the ureter. On evaluating CTKUB, the axial images should be carefully examined and then reconstructed for the radiologist to examine the coronal and sagittal views.
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