Gas pyelogram

A Gas pyelogram is a pyelogram in which the kidneys, renal pelvis and ureters are filled with gas, and have a radiolucent appearance. This gas is produced by some gas producing micro organisms which infect most upper parts of urinary system.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ 1- Wein, Kavoussi, Novick, Partin, Peters, Campbell-Walsh Urology, 9th edition, 2007.
↑ 2- Emil A, Tnagho, Jack W. McAninch, Smith’s General Urology , 17th edition, 2008, Lange Medical Book, New York.

Urologic surgical and other procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 55–59+89.2, ICD-10-PCS 0T)

General

Medical imaging:	Pyelogram (Intravenous pyelogram, Retrograde pyelogram) Kidneys, ureters, and bladder x-ray Radioisotope renography Cystography Retrograde urethrogram Voiding cystourethrogram Urodynamic testing Cystometry

other:	Urinary catheterization Dialysis Lithotripsy: Laser lithotripsy Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Medical imaging (ICD-9-CM V3 87–88, ICD-10-PCS B, CPT 70010–79999)

X-ray/
medical radiography/
Industrial radiography

Medical:	Pneumoencephalography Dental radiography Sialography Myelography CXR Bronchography AXR KUB DXA/DXR Upper gastrointestinal series/Small-bowel follow-through/Lower gastrointestinal series Cholangiography/Cholecystography Mammography Pyelogram Cystography Arthrogram Hysterosalpingography Skeletal survey Angiography Angiocardiography Aortography Venography Lymphogram

Industrial:	Radiographic testing

3D / XCT

Medical:	CT pulmonary angiogram Computed tomography of the heart Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis Virtual colonoscopy CT angiography Computed tomography of the head Quantitative computed tomography Spiral computed tomography High resolution CT Whole body imaging Full-body CT scan X-ray microtomography Electron beam tomography

Industrial:	Industrial computed tomography

Other

MRI

Ultrasound

Radionuclide

2D / scintigraphy

Cholescintigraphy Scintimammography Ventilation/perfusion scan Radionuclide ventriculography Radionuclide angiography Radioisotope renography Sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy Radioactive iodine uptake test Bone scintigraphy Immunoscintigraphy

Full body:	Octreotide scan Gallium 67 scan Indium-111 WBC scan

3D / ECT

SPECT gamma ray: Myocardial perfusion imaging

PET (positron):	Brain PET Cardiac PET PET mammography PET-CT

Optical laser

Thermography

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