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Yes, both genders can have dilatation of the renal pelvis.
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What is pyelocaliectasis?
Mild dilatation of the collecting system of the kidney-- calyces and renal pelvis.
What is a baggy pelvis of the kidney?
dilatation of renal pelvis above pelvi ureteric junction without any obstruction.
What is renal dilatation?
The renal pelvis is where urine collects in the kidney before it is passed down the ureter to the bladder. Renal pelvis dilation (RPD) is a slight increase in the amount of urine in the renal pelvis of one or both kidneys, and is found in a small percentage of fetuses during ultrasounds. It occurs in 2-3% of pregnancies.
What is bilateral pelviectasis?
This is a condition in which there is dilatation of the renal pelvis, the kidney part that is in direct connection with the ureter. The ureter is in direct communication with urinary bladder. If urinary bladder infection occurs, transmission through the ureter to the renal pelvis may occur resulting a more serious infection known as pyelonephritis which was reported to be more common in children born with pelviectasis. Pyelonephritis can cause chronic renal damage. Pelviectasis is usually diagnosed in the prenatal period or shortly after in newborns and is thought to be a self limited that resolves later. Dilatation in the renal pelvis in adults occurs when obstruction below the kidney level occurs either in the ureter or in the bladder near the ureteric orifice (like stones, fibrosis). Back pressure will cause changes in the kidney usually in the form of renal pelvis dilatation and calcyeal dilatation.
What organ is the renal pelvis in?
The renal pelvis is in the kidney.
Are renal pelvis and renal calculi the same?
The renal pelvis and renal calculi are not the same. The renal pelvis is a normal part of the body. Renal calculi are kidney stones and are not normal.
Funnel shaped area of the kidney?
Renal pelvis!
The cavity within the kidney that collects urine?
Renal Pelvis
What is the most superficial layer of the internal kidney?
Renal Pelvis.
Where does urine collect before exiting the kidneys?
Renal Pelvis
What is the basin like area of the kidney continuous with the ureter called?
renal pelvis
What are the branches of the renal pelvis?
renal pyramids
