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ureter
The Oxford Companion to the Body
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ureter The tube of
smooth muscle which carries
urine from the
kidney to the
bladder. The ureter starts as the outlet from the ‘pelvis’ in the centre of the kidney — the receptacle for the urine leaving thousands of microscopic tubules. The two ureters enter the upper part of the bladder symmetrically on the two sides. Between them, they deliver urine on average at a rate of about 1 ml min. The ureters can be a source of pain (colic) if kidney stones fragment and pass down them.
Stuart Judge
See
kidneys;
urogenital system.
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Retro-caval ureter in association with pre-auricular skin tag.(Letter To Editor)(Letter to the editor)
Magazine article from: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...hydronephrosis, duplicated ureters, megaureter or vesicoureteric...report a case of retrocaval ureter in a nine-year-old child...classical of retrocaval ureter). A provisional diagnosis of retrocaval ureter was made and child underwent...
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Transperitoneal laparoscopic approach for retrocaval ureter
Magazine article from: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; INTRODUCTION Retrocaval ureter is an uncommon venous anomaly, in which the right ureter courses posterior to the inferior vena cava...the IVC and subsequently courses anterior to the ureter for a variable distance. This can cause varying...
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CASE NOTE: Inguinoscrotal extraperitoneal herniation of a ureter
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Surgery; 4/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; Herniation of a ureter in an inguinal canal and scrotum is rare...this possibility to avoid injury to the ureter during hernial dissection. There are 2 types of inguinoscrotal herniation of a ureter: paraperitoneal (with a peritoneal hernial...
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Safety Zones for Colorectal Dissection: A CT Scan Mapping of the Ureters Relative to the Colon and Rectum
Magazine article from: The American Surgeon; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...the genitourinary system, including the ureters, susceptible to injury during colorectal...this study is to map the location of the ureters in relation to the colon and rectum to...to minimize the risk of injury to the ureters during colorectal surgery. A total of...
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Hypoplastic dysplastic kidney with a vaginal ectopic ureter identified by technetium-99m-DMSA scintigraphy
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; Ectopic insertion of a ureter draining a hypoplastic dysplastic kidney...kidney; urinary incontinence; ectopic ureter J Nucl Med 1998; 39:113-115 CASE...Fig. 2A). Contrast within the right ureter allowed for delineation of its course...
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Bilateral localized amyloidosis of the ureters: clinicopathology and therapeutic approaches in two cases
Magazine article from: Amyloid; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...localized amyloidosis, ureter, urogenital amyloidosis...Localized amyloidosis in the ureter is a rare condition...malignancy involving the ureters, nephroureterctomy is...localized amyloidosis of the ureters bilaterally, plus the...lower part of the left ureter with hydronephrosis...
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Single system ectopic ureter in females: A single center study.(Original Article)(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...patients the ectopic ureter may arise from a...80% of ectopic ureters arise from the upper...system. Ectopic ureters draining single systems...with its draining ureter results in immediate...system ectopic ureters associated with renal...single system ectopic ureter associated with ...
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Transurethral cystoscopy and diode laser incision to correct an ectopic ureter
Magazine article from: Veterinary Medicine; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Protein mirabilis. An ectopic ureter was tentatively diagnosed...transurethral cystoscopic ectopic ureter correction using a diode laser...is achieved, open ectopic ureter surgery is avoided. The disadvantages...correct all types of ectopic ureters, penetration of the urethral...
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Ureteropelvic junction disruption and distal ureter injury associated with a Chance fracture following a traffic accident: a case report
Magazine article from: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...ureteropelvic junction disruption and distal ureter injury associated with the Chance fracture...without continuity to the upper and mid ureter, indicating a ureteropelvic junction...small bowel resection, ischaemia of the ureter, and the history of urosepsis, a right...
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Malakoplakia of the ureter: An unusual case.(Case Report)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Urology; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Kakkattil Malakoplakia of the ureter is a rare pathological entity...girl with malakoplakia of the ureter. She presented with obstructive...treated by excision of terminal ureter and ureteroneocystostomy...Involvement of the kidneys, ureters, and prostate is less common...
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Congenital Ureter Anomalies
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
...different types of ureter anomalies. Ureters can be duplicated...A description of ureter anomalies follows. Duplication of ureters is quite common...drained by a separate ureter, or a single kidney...three, or four ureters attached. As long...
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Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder X-Ray Study
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder X-Ray Study Definition A kidney, ureter, and bladder (KUB...KUB does not show the ureters and only sometimes shows...patients with damaged ureters that holds the ureter open so that urine can...
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ureter
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
ureter The tube of smooth muscle...kidney to the bladder . The ureter starts as the outlet from...microscopic tubules. The two ureters enter the upper part of the...rate of about 1 ml min. The ureters can be a source of pain...
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ureter-
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
ureter- ( uretero- ) combining form denoting the ureter(s).
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Vesicoureteral Reflux
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...the bladder, up the ureter, and back into the...either one or both ureters. Vesicoureteral reflux...situation in which two ureters leave a kidney, instead...usual one (duplicated ureters), and in which the ureter is greatly enlarged...
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