Ureters and Urethras
Ureters and Urethras
Ureters and Urethras
Partial blockage of Kidney
Partial blockage of Kidney
Kidney drainage is impaired
Kidney drainage is impaired
Can be seen as Hydronephrosis on Kidney Ultrasound
Can be seen as Hydronephrosis on Kidney Ultrasound
Often requires MAG3/Dynamic Renal Scan Test
Often requires MAG3/Dynamic Renal Scan Test
Often requires surgery (Pyeloplasty)
Often requires surgery (Pyeloplasty)
Partial blockage of Ureter (tube that drains Kidney) at Bladder
Partial blockage of Ureter (tube that drains Kidney) at Bladder
Ureterovesical Junction Obstruction (UVJO)
Ureterovesical Junction Obstruction (UVJO)
Kidney drainage is impaired and so is the drainage of the Ureter
Kidney drainage is impaired and so is the drainage of the Ureter
Can be seen as Hydronephrosis and Hydroureter on Kidney Ultrasound
Can be seen as Hydronephrosis and Hydroureter on Kidney Ultrasound
Often requires surgery (Reimplantation of Ureter)
Often requires surgery (Reimplantation of Ureter)
Double Ureters
Double Ureters
Ureteral Duplication
Ureteral Duplication
Two tubes drain the kidney on one side
Two tubes drain the kidney on one side
Tubes may insert wrongly causing blockage or backup of urine
Tubes may insert wrongly causing blockage or backup of urine
Balloon in bladder
Balloon in bladder
Ureterocele
Ureterocele
Tube that connects kidney to bladder has balloon on one end
Tube that connects kidney to bladder has balloon on one end
May cause blockage and require surgery
May cause blockage and require surgery
Large swollen Ureter
Large swollen Ureter
Megaureter
Megaureter
May be due to urine going backwards
May be due to urine going backwards
May be due to drainage problem
May be due to drainage problem
May or may not require surgery
May or may not require surgery
Narrowing in pee tube
Narrowing in pee tube
Urethral Stricture
Urethral Stricture
Typically only seen in boys
Typically only seen in boys
May be due to previous surgery (for example Hypospadias repair)
May be due to previous surgery (for example Hypospadias repair)
May be due to STDs
May be due to STDs
May require more surgery to repair
May require more surgery to repair
Different from Meatal Stenosis (small pee hole in circumcised boys)
Different from Meatal Stenosis (small pee hole in circumcised boys)