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Definition of Pelvis of the kidney

Pelvis of the kidney
Pelvis Pel"vis, n. [L., a basin, laver; cf. Gr. ?, ?, bowl.] 1. (Anat.) The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The calyx of a crinoid. Pelvis of the kidney (Anat.), the basinlike cavity into which the ureter expands as it joins the kidney.

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- The renal pelvis or pelvis of the kidney is the funnel-like dilated part of the ureter in the kidney. It is formed by the convergence of the major calyces...
- Kidney cancer, also known as renal cancer, is a group of cancers that starts in the kidney. Symptoms may include blood in the urine, a lump in the abdomen...
- ascend from its origin in the true pelvis or from a superiorly ascended kidney located in the thorax. It has an incidence of approximately 1/900. Crossed...
- transmits the vessels, nerves, and ureter. From anterior to posterior, the renal vein exits, the renal artery enters, and the renal pelvis exits the kidney. On...
- which urine p****es into the renal pelvis (which in turn drains urine out of the kidney through the ureter). Peristalsis of the smooth muscle originating...
- the major organs like kidneys. Pyelonephritis is inflammation that results from a urinary tract infection that reaches the renal pelvis of the kidney...
- A pelvic kidney, also known as an ectopic kidney, is a normal kidney located in the pelvis, instead of the abdomen. This occurs when a kidney does not...
- into the pelvis of the kidney. The position of the needle is confirmed by fluoroscopy. A guide wire is p****ed through the needle into the pelvis. The needle...
- major calyces empty into the renal pelvis. This becomes the ureter. At the hilum, the ureter and renal vein exit the kidney and the renal artery enters. Hilar...
- technique for the removal of kidney stones. Most ESWL is carried out when the stone is present near the renal pelvis. ESWL involves the use of a lithotriptor...