- The
ureters are
tubes composed of
smooth muscle that
transport urine from the
kidneys to the
urinary bladder. In an
adult human, the
ureters typically...
- The
fishhook ureter sign, also
known as the "hockey stick" or "J-shaped"
ureter sign, is a
radiologic sign that has been used to
describe the presence...
-
grows to more than 5
millimeters (0.2 inches), it can
cause blockage of the
ureter,
resulting in
extremely sharp and
severe pain (renal colic) in the lower...
- arteries;
blood exits into the
paired renal veins. Each
kidney is
attached to a
ureter, a tube that
carries excreted urine to the bladder. The
kidney parti****tes...
-
cancer is
cancer of the
ureters,
muscular tubes that
propel urine from the
kidneys to the
urinary bladder. It is also
known as
ureter cancer,
renal pelvic...
-
Ectopic ureter (or
ureteral ectopia) is a
medical condition where the
ureter,
rather than
terminating at the
urinary bladder,
terminates at a different...
- also
known as the
urinary tract or
renal system,
consists of the kidneys,
ureters, bladder, and the urethra. The
purpose of the
urinary system is to eliminate...
-
Duplicated ureter or
duplex collecting system is a
congenital condition in
which the
ureteric bud, the
embryological origin of the
ureter,
splits (or arises...
- (literally,
kidney pain), also
known as
ureteric colic (literally, pain in the
ureters), is
characterized by
severe abdominal pain that is
spasmodic in nature...
- the abdomen. It is
sometimes abbreviated to AXR, or KUB (for kidneys,
ureters, and
urinary bladder). In children,
abdominal x-ray is
indicated in the...
