What is the purpose of this scan?

The Urinary Tract scan includes evaluation of:

• Kidneys
• Bladder
• Prostate

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Reasons for having a urinary tract scan include:

• Pain in the kidney region
• Blood in the urine
• Bladder issues
• Urinary tract infection
• Cystitis
• Abnormal kidney function
• Family history of kidney disease
• Abnormal Blood Tests
• Detect many tumours & cancers
• Discomfort
• Detect Stones
• Detect water retention (Hydronephrosis)
• Urinary Incontinence
• Polyps
• Cysts
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

Preparation

For this scan you need to have full bladder and it is therefore required that you drink 1lt (2 pints of water) 1 hr before the scan.

What should I expect during the ultrasound scan?

Before the scan our sonographer will explain the examination procedure. You will be asked to lie on the examination couch exposed part of your abdomen. We will put a little bit of warm jelly on your skin and a small ultrasound probe will be used to obtain images of your internal organs.
During and after the examination our sonographer will explain the findings and an ultrasound report will be issued to take away with you.