UPDATE ON INTERVENTIONAL URORADIOLOGY

From its humble beginnings as a method of expediently decompressing th e obstructed kidney, the field of interventional uroradiology has evol ved in the hands of urologists and interventional radiologists to a me ans of addressing myriad problems in the urinary tract and has changed the day-to-day practice of urology. The foundation of interventional uroradiology is the creation of an appropriate entry into the urinary system. After a review of this basic procedure, extensions of the tech nique and new applications of emerging technology are reviewed.