The renal pelvis and ureter are muscular conduits lined by urothelium that function to propel urine from the renal calyceal system to the urinary bladder. The ureter and renal pelvis are affected by developmental, reactive, and neoplastic disorders. The developmental…
“Study with me, then, a few things in the spirit of truth alone so we may establish the manner of Nature’s operation. For this essay which I plan, will shed light upon the structure of the kidney. Do not stop…
This chapter is divided into the following four sections: gross and histologic features of the normal kidney, congenital anomalies and cystic diseases, vascular diseases, and tubulointerstitial diseases. An understanding of the normal macroscopic and microscopic features of the kidney is…