Enlarged prostate: Intravenous urogram (IVU) showing an enlarged prostate,which appears as the slightly darker filling defect in the pale white,contrast-filled bladder at centre. An IVU is an X- ray image in which the urinary tract has been outlined by prior injection of a radio-opaque contrast medium that becomes concentrated in urine. An IVU may reveal the passage of urine from each kidney into the bladder,& is used to locate & assess lesions obstructing the urinary tract. Enlargement of the prostate,an accessory sex gland,occurs in elderly men; the subsequent obstruction to the neck of the bladder impairs urination | |
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