Items tagged “ureter”
102 results found
Case
Renal arterial pseudoaneurysm
Published
27 Jun 2015
92% complete
DSA (angiography)
Fluoroscopy
CT
Article
Hematuria (adult)
Hematuria occurs when blood enters the urinary collecting system and is excreted in the urine. There are many etiologies for hematuria, and they range from benign and transient to gravely concerning. Hematuria can derive from the kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate (in men), or urethra. Imaging ...
Case
Distal ureteric calculus causing partial obstruction
Published
04 Oct 2015
94% complete
Ultrasound
Case
Duplex kidney with ectopic ureter
Published
19 Oct 2015
92% complete
CT
Article
Retrograde pyelography
Retrograde pyelography (also known as retrograde pyeloureterography) is a method of imaging the upper urinary collecting system. After IVU and CTU were developed, it has been rarely performed as a primary study, but it still has a few potential indications as a secondary study.
Indications
non...
Case
Normal retrograde pyelography of a native and transplant kidney
Published
22 Oct 2015
94% complete
Fluoroscopy
Article
Urinary tract infection
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common clinical condition involving the bladder (cystitis) and kidneys (pyelonephritis). It is commonly divided into 'uncomplicated' and 'complicated' infections.
Clinical presentation
painful urination
strangury
bloody, dark, cloudy urine
urinary frequen...
Article
Psoas hitch
A psoas hitch is a method of ureteric re-implantation following distal ureteric resection or injury.
The reconstruction is indicated when the distal ureter is injured or resected for cancer or stricture disease, and the remaining portion of ureter cannot reach the bladder for a ureteroneocystot...
Article
Pyelostomy
Pyelostomy is a rarely performed procedure in which an externalized catheter drains the renal pelvis. It is different from a nephrostomy in that the catheter in a pyelostomy enters the renal pelvis directly without passing though the renal parenchyma. It is much more prone to complication than a...
Article
Transureteroureterostomy
Transureteroureterostomy (TUU) is a procedure in which one ureter is divided and then connected (re-routed) into the other. It is performed when a distal ureter needs to be bypassed and can be performed instead of a psoas hitch or Boari flap. It may be preferable if the patient has had prior rad...
Case
Ileal ureter interposition
Published
21 Nov 2015
98% complete
CT
Fluoroscopy
Article
Ileal ureter interposition
Ileal ureter interpositions are uncommon urologic reconstructions, using a loop of small bowel to replace a damaged ureter. The concept is similar to the formation of a neobladder from small bowel (e.g. ileal conduit), except one is forming a neo-ureter.
Variants include using colon as an inter...
Case
Renal duplication with ureterocele (Weigert-Meyer rule)
Published
16 Feb 2016
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CT
Case
Vesico-ureteric junction stone
Published
05 Mar 2016
91% complete
Ultrasound
Case
Ureteral pseudodiverticulosis
Published
06 Apr 2016
90% complete
Fluoroscopy
Annotated image
Article
Solitary filling defect of the ureter (differential)
Solitary filling defect within a ureter, as seen on conventional IVU or CT IVU has some differentials, including:
within the lumen
calculus
sloughed papilla
blood clot
benign polyp
within the wall
transitional cell carcinoma (TCC)
tuberculosis
metastasis
endometriosis
When multiple ...
Case
Pelviureteric junction obstruction
Published
05 May 2017
77% complete
CT
Case
Ectopic ureter insertion into seminal vesicle
Published
24 Apr 2017
77% complete
CT
Case
Ectopic ureter insertion into vagina
Published
04 Aug 2017
77% complete
MRI
Case
Congenital pelviureteric junction obstruction
Published
10 Jul 2017
80% complete
MRI