KEY FACTS Terminology Urinary tract stone, urinary calculous disease, nephrolithiasis, ureterolithiasis, vesicolithiasis Macroscopic concretions of crystals in urinary system, sometimes mixed with proteins You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become…
KEY FACTS Terminology Also known as pelviureteric junction obstruction Obstruction of urine flow at level of UPJ Congenital or acquired You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you…
KEY FACTS Terminology Strict definition: Ureter not inserting into bladder trigone Common usage: Ureter terminating outside bladder You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a member.…
KEY FACTS Terminology Presence of 2 separate pelvicalyceal collecting systems draining 1 kidney, which may join above bladder (partial), drain into bladder separately (complete), or beyond bladder You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and…
KEY FACTS Terminology Congenital anomaly in which kidneys are fused at their lower poles in midline You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a member. Log…
KEY FACTS Terminology Aberrant location of kidney Separated into multiple categories, of which simple renal ectopia (RE) and crossed-fused ectopia (CFE) are most common You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles…
KEY FACTS Terminology Definition Defect or line representing incomplete embryologic fusion of 2 primary renal lobes: Upper and lower poles of kidney Synonyms Junctional parenchymal defect Interrenuncular septum You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access…
KEY FACTS Terminology Hypertrophic band of normal cortical tissue that separates pyramids of renal medulla You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a member. Log in…
GROSS ANATOMY Ureters Muscular tubes (25-30 cm long) that carry urine from kidneys to bladder Course In abdomen, retroperitoneal location – Proximal ureters lie in perirenal space – Mid ureters lie over psoas muscles slightly medial to tips of L2-L5…
GROSS ANATOMY Overview Kidneys are paired, bean-shaped, retroperitoneal organs Function – Removal of excess water, salts, and wastes of protein metabolism from blood – Regulation of water and electrolyte balance – Secretion of hormones that control blood pressure, bone and…