Pyelography (Pyelo-Ureterography): A Study of the Normal and Pathologic Anatomy of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Pyelography (Pyelo-Ureterography): A Study of the Normal and Pathologic Anatomy of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter

This method, which was at first disregarded, has been recently more fully developed and appreciated. In all this time no comprehensive collection of the various types of pelvic out line has been published. The interpretation of the great variety of pelvic deformities outlined in the pyelogram is difficult and is possible only through familiarity with the various types. The publication of a series of plates em bodying many of the different outlines of the pelvis and ureter seen in routine pyelography would seem to be of some practical value. With this end in view I have selected a number of plates from the several thousand made at the Mayo Clinic during the past five years, trusting that these, together with their description and comments, may increase the value of the method and permit the more general usage which it deserves.

I Wish' to acknowledge my indebtedness to Drs. William J. And Charles H. Mayo for placing at my disposal the clini cal material for this monograph; to Dr. A. B. Moore and Mr. E. L. Taylor, of the roentgenographic department for making the original radi'ographic plates; to Dr. Franz Wild ner for assistance in the compilation of data; to my asso ciates, Drs. G. J. Thomas and J. L. Crenshaw, for assistance in the development of the technic; and to Mrs. M. H. Mellish and staff for assistance in compiling the literature, editing, and proof-reading.

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