The renal calyces (sg. calyx) are conduits in the kidney through which urine passes. The minor calyces form a cup-shaped drain around the apex of the renal...

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If the urine is clear, dye will be injected to delineate the renal pelvis and renal calyx. If the urine is turbid, it means the urine is infected. Dye...

lies within a minor calyx, made of parallel bundles of urine collecting tubules. The renal papilla is the location where the renal pyramids in the medulla...

pyramid empties urine into a minor calyx; minor calyces empty into major calyces, and major calyces empty into the renal pelvis. This becomes the ureter...

it flows into the renal tubule—the nephron—which follows a U-shaped path to the collecting ducts, finally exiting into a renal calyx as urine. The main...

tubules and ducts that physically connect nephrons to a minor calyx or directly to the renal pelvis. The collecting duct participates in electrolyte and...

Kidney stone disease is known as renal calculus disease, nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis in medical terminology. "Renal" is Latin for kidney, while "nephro"...

backward, from the bladder into one or both ureters and then to the renal calyx or kidneys. Urine normally travels in one direction (forward, or anterograde)...

Renal ultrasonography (Renal US) is the examination of one or both kidneys using medical ultrasound. Ultrasonography of the kidneys is essential in the...

The renal cortex is the outer portion of the kidney between the renal capsule and the renal medulla. In the adult, it forms a continuous smooth outer...

anterior to posterior is renal vein, renal artery and renal pelvis, respectively. Renal artery Renal vein Renal pyramids Renal medulla This article incorporates...

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is the narrowing of one or both of the renal arteries, most often caused by atherosclerosis or fibromuscular dysplasia. This...

pseudotumor or will show decreased uptake if it is a cystic or solid renal mass. Renal pyramids Renal papilla Renal medulla Renal column Renal column v t e...

consists of a renal capsule, a peripheral cortex, an internal medulla, one or more renal calyces, and a renal pelvis. Although the calyces or renal pelvis may...

The renal arteries are paired arteries that supply the kidneys with blood. Each is directed across the crus of the diaphragm, so as to form nearly a right...

The renal veins in the renal circulation, are large-calibre veins that drain blood filtered by the kidneys into the inferior vena cava. There is one renal...

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upper calyx of the kidney is obstructed by the crossing renal (upper or middle section) artery branch, causing distension and dilatation of the calyx and...

for fibrocystin. Fibrocystin is found in the epithelial cell of both the renal tubule and the bile ducts. A mutation in PKHD1 (can be autosomal recessive...

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The renal circulation supplies the blood to the kidneys via the renal arteries, left and right, which branch directly from the abdominal aorta. Despite...

The renal lobe is a portion of a kidney consisting of a renal pyramid and the renal cortex above it. In humans, on average there are 7 to 18 renal lobes...

increasing from 5-50 fold over periods of 5–20 weeks in the retina, lens and renal cortex of diabetic rats. The inhibition of AGE formation reduced the extent...

syndrome, dilation of a portion of the upper renal calyx due to compression by the upper branch of the renal artery This disambiguation page lists articles...

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is typically observed in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving long-term peritoneal dialysis therapy. Dialysis...

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Devuyst O, Marini AM (November 2008). "A role for Rhesus factor Rhcg in renal ammonium excretion and male fertility". Nature. 456 (7220): 339–43. Bibcode:2008Natur...

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