constrictions of ureter
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CONSTRICTIONS OF URETER
&ITS APPLIED ANATOMY
By, AMUTHAMEENA MANOHARAN
THIAGGU PALANJAYAGANTHAN MANAUGAR
MOHD ZAHIR
OVERVIEW
• Origin , course & relations
• Constrictions
• Applied anatomy
URETER
ORIGIN, COURSE & RELATIONS
ORIGIN:Hilum of kidney - A pair- Each 25cm
ORIGIN, COURSE & RELATIONS
ORIGIN, COURSE & RELATIONS
ORIGIN, COURSE & RELATIONS
• 3 Constrictions :
1) at its origin = pelviureteric junction
2) pelvic brim = when it crosses external iliac artery
3) vesico ureteric junction = just before it ends in bladder
CONSTRICTIONS
CONSTRICTIONS
origin
pelvic brim
vesico ureteric junction
APPLIED ANATOMY• Urinary tract stones– Easily formed in the constriction sites– More frequent in men– More common in people aged 20-60 yrs old– Pain radiates from ‘loin to groin’– Hematuria occurs sometimes– Other complications:• Infection• Urinary obstruction• Renal failure
APPLIED ANATOMY
Reference
• BD chaurasia• Gray’s anatomy• Applied anatomy snell
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