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The word is actually Calyx. If you have a kidney stone 4.4mm, it is not normal but can still be passed since it is small.
unire fromed in the kidney passes through a renal papilla at the apex into a minor calyx
Urine is the primary fluid in the major calyx, which is a structure in the kidney where urine collects before flowing into the renal pelvis. It is formed from the filtration of blood by the kidney's nephrons.
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Minor calyx
method by which urine is passed from he kidney to the bladder.
Medulla, renal pyramids, renal papilla , minor calyx, major calyx , renal pelvis , ureter
The medical term for dilation of a calyx is caliectasis. It refers to the enlargement or dilation of the calyces, which are part of the kidney's collecting system that helps transport urine to the renal pelvis.
These ducts are tubules and ducts that connect the nephrons to the ureter.
The calyx or calyces is the part of the kidney where the urine flows through.
A left kidney with mild pelvocaliectasis means that the kidney has a dilated renal pelvis as well as calyces. This can be see through an ultrasound and it curable.
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