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Retrograde pyelography involves taking X-rays of the kidney and ureter by injection of contrast through a ureteric stent. This is done mainly for diagnostic indications, including diagnosis of the level of ureteric obstruction and looking for intrinsic lesions of the ureter and kidney that were not very clear on intravenous pyelography.
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Hashim, H., Abrams, P. (2008). Retrograde Pyelography. In: Hashim, H., Abrams, P., Dmochowski, R. (eds) The Handbook of Office Urological Procedures. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-706-0_30
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