Clinical utility of ureteral jets: disparate opinions

Journal of Endourology
Sean M Delair, E A Kurzrock

Abstract

Many renal/bladder ultrasound scans at our institution include evaluation of ureteral jets, often regardless of the indication for the study. Such jets often are absent in normal volunteers. Because these jets are of unclear clinical significance, we sought to determine if urologists and radiologists nationally agree on the clinical utility of ureteral jets. A three-item survey was mailed electronically to a randomly selected group of urologists and radiologists asking about the physician's practice pattern and opinion of the clinical relevance of ureteral jets by percentage and on the Likert scale. Using the unpaired Student's t-test, the responses of the groups were compared. Responses were available from 177 physicians. Statistically significant differences were noted between urologists and radiologists for all three questions. Radiologists reported that 50% of ultrasonograms evaluate ureteral jets, compared with 29% for urologists (P < 0.01). Whereas radiologists "somewhat agreed" (2.01) that ureteral jets were clinically relevant, urologists were "indifferent" (2.77) to their clinical relevance (P < 0.01). The two groups also differed on the question of whether a routine ultrasound study should include evaluation of ureter...Continue Reading

References

May 1, 1992·AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology·I H CoxD M Dewire
Aug 1, 1990·The Journal of Urology·P G RansleyT M Barratt
Jan 1, 1996·AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology·R C SmithA T Rosenfield
Aug 1, 1997·Pediatric Nephrology : Journal of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association·J StrehlauJ de la Roche
Nov 4, 1998·Journal of Clinical Ultrasound : JCU·B J Burke, T L Washowich
Feb 24, 2001·European Radiology·L Dalla PalmaF Stacul
May 9, 2001·The Journal of Urology·Y F RawashdehJ Frokiaer
Sep 22, 2001·European Journal of Radiology·A Cvitković KuzmićK Galesić
May 10, 2002·European Urology·Petrişor GeavleteGheorghe Niţa
May 22, 2003·International Journal of Urology : Official Journal of the Japanese Urological Association·Nazim Ali AhmadJeffrey Rees
Oct 13, 2004·BJU International·Anni Eskild-JensenJørgen Frøkiaer

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Sep 17, 2013·Progrès en urologie : journal de l'Association française d'urologie et de la Société française d'urologie·T KirchgesnerB Tombal
Aug 19, 2015·The American Journal of Emergency Medicine·J Matthew FieldsAnthony J Dean
Dec 7, 2017·JAAPA : Official Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants·Fritz Fuller, Francisco Norman
Jan 7, 2017·Journal of Veterinary Science·Hyunjung OhMincheol Choi
Aug 15, 2021·Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease·Nithin KarakalaLuis A Juncos
Aug 17, 2021·Pediatric Emergency Care·Jason T Gillon, Stephanie G Cohen

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Bladder Carcinoma In Situ

Bladder Carcinoma In Situ is a superficial bladder cancer that occurs on the surface layer of the bladder. Discover the latest research on this precancerous condition in this feed.