In 1962 in the series Handbuch der Urologie - Encyclopedia of Urology -
Ency- clopedie d'Urologie the roentgen examination of the kidney and
ureter was extensively presented by the present author in collaboration
with Gosta Jonsson. The roentgen exa- mination of the distal genital
tract and the male genital organs was presented by Lind- blom and
Romanus. In the corresponding series Handbuch der Medizinischen
Radiologie - Encyclopedia of Medical Radiology ten years later, we have
arrived at the publication of the roentgeno- logy of the kidney and the
urinary tract. It was felt expedient that the entire chapter on urologic
roentgenology be revised by the present author on the basis of a greatly
enlarged current material from the Department of Diagnostic Radiology,
University Hospital, Lund, Sweden. This hospital is a regional
university hospital for a population of approxi- mately 1,200,000
inhabitants in southern Sweden. Patients with specific problems for
qualified diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are referred to Lund
from other hospitals within the region, both central and local
hospitals, and consulting cases are sent from very wide distances.