- 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...
- a
duplex kidney with 2
ureters. In this case,
usually one
ureter drains correctly to the bladder, with the
duplicated ureter presenting as ectopic. The...
-
duplication is
either of:
Partial I.e., the two
ureters drain into the
bladder via a
single common ureter. Partial, or incomplete,
ureteral duplication...
- 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...
- 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...
- the urethra. The
ureters are
muscular ducts that
propel urine from the
kidneys to the
urinary bladder. In the
human adult, the
ureters are
usually 25–30 cm...
-
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...
-
intrapelvic neoplasms such as
prostate cancer.
Compression of one or both
ureters can also be
caused by
other developmental defects not
completely occurring...
-
relative shortness of the
submucosal ureters. This
susceptibility decreases with age as the
length of the
ureters increases as the
children grow. Four...
- from the kidneys. In
placental mammals,
urine enters the
bladder via the
ureters and
exits via the
urethra during urination. In humans, the
bladder is a...
