The ureters take urine to the bladder. The urethra is the small tube that carries ... Sometimes, the way your kidney develops before birth blocks the uretero-pelvic junction. Other times, these ...

and only a portion of the bladder urine can be evacuated. Eventually, the valvelike action of the ureterovesical junction is compromised; reflux of urine ensues, and ureteral ectasia and ...

When the stone reaches the junction between the ureter and bladder, you might have a sharp pain while urinating. This pain is different from that of a burning sensation which usually happens when ...

The unusual features of this case can be summarized by the following questions. Firstly, why did it take more than 48 hours after bladder catheter placement to see the initial improvement in ...

Usually, urine flows from the kidneys to the bladder via the ureter ... from where the kidney connects to the ureter (ureteropelvic junction) may warrant pyeloplasty (the surgical reconstruction ...

Diagnosis. Malacoplakia involving bilatateral ureters and bladder; cavitary pneumonia. Management. Hemodialysis, placement of bilateral percutaneous nephrostomy tubes, administration of ...

Axial images of a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, showing a 4 mm calculus in the right distal ureter near the ureterovesical junction causing mild hydronephrosis. Coronal images of a CT scan of ...