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A surgical operation to implant the ureter into the sigmoid colon, so as to bypass the bladder. The implantation of the ureter into the colon. A surgical procedure carried out when it is essential to remove a seriously diseased urinary bladder. During this procedure, the ureters are detached from the bladder and connected to the…

Swelling in a ureter caused by narrowing of the opening where the ureter enters the bladder. Prolapse of the end portion of the ureter into the bladder; it may lead to obstructed urine flow and is usually treated by surgery. A cystic swelling of the wall of the ureter at the point where it passes…

Inflammation of a ureter, caused by infection or the passage of a stone. Inflammation of the ureter. This usually occurs in association with inflammation of the bladder, particularly if caused by vesicoureteric reflux. Tuberculosis of the urinary tract can also cause ureteritis, which progresses to stricture formation. The inflammation of the ureter.  

A catheter passed through the ureter to the kidney, to inject an opaque solution into the kidney before taking an X-ray.  

A kidney stone in the ureter.  

The surgical removal of a ureter. Surgical removal of a ureter. This usually includes removal of the associated kidney as well. If previous nephrectomy has been performed to remove a kidney destroyed by vesicoureteric reflux or because of a tumor of the renal pelvis, subsequent ureterectomy may be necessary to cure reflux into the stump…

Referring to the ureters.  

One of the two tubes which take urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. Either of a pair of thick-walled tubes, about 12 inches (30 centimeters) long, that transport urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder. One of two small tubes that drain urine from the kidneys to the bladder. The tube that…

The act of passing urine. The act of expelling urine; urination.  

A condition in which uric acid leaves the blood and enters connective tissue. The escape of uric acid from the blood into spaces in the connective tissue. The unintended flow of urine from the bladder into the nearby tissues, typically occurring in cases of pelvic fractures accompanied by a ruptured bladder.