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Results 1 - 10 of 68 for Ureters
  1. Renal pelvis or ureter cancer 
    Cancer of the renal pelvis or ureter is cancer that forms in the kidney's pelvis or the tube (ureter) that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000525.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Injury - kidney and ureter 
    Injury to the kidney and ureter is damage to the organs of the upper urinary tract. ... Ureteropelvic junction obstruction Ureteral obstruction Kidney stones The ureters are the tubes that carry urine from the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001065.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Reflux nephropathy 
    Urine flows from each kidney through tubes called ureters and into the bladder. When the bladder is ... urethra. No urine should flow back into the ureter when the bladder is squeezing. Each ureter has ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000459.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Ureteral retrograde brush biopsy 
    ... tissue from the lining of the kidney or ureter. The ureter is the tube that connects a kidney to ... wire is inserted through the cystoscope into the ureter (the tube between the bladder and kidney). The ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003906.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Ureteral reimplantation surgery - children 
    The ureters are the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder. Ureteral reimplantation is surgery to ... This procedure changes the way the ureter is attached to the ... hospital while your child is asleep and pain-free. The surgery ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007704.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Kidney stones 
    ... more stones can be in the kidney or ureter at the same time. ... grow very large and can block the kidney, ureter, or bladder. Uric acid stones are more common ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000458.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Ureterocele 
    ... swelling at the bottom of one of the ureters. Ureters are the tubes that carry urine from the ... ureterocele occurs in the lower part of the ureter. It is the part where the tube enters ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000462.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Ureteroscopy 
    ... a small lighted viewing scope to examine the ureters. Ureters are the tubes that connect the kidneys to ... into the bladder, and then up into the ureter. The next steps are described below.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007593.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Ureteropelvic junction obstruction 
    ... to one of the tubes to the bladder (ureters). This blocks the flow of urine out of ... there is: A narrowing of area between the ureter and the part of the kidney called the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001267.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Vesicoureteral reflux (image) 
    When the ureters enter the bladder, they travel through the wall of the bladder for a distance in such a way ... valve prevents urine from backing-up into the ureters and kidneys. In some children, the valves may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19502.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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