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Abnormal ureter physiology

MedGen UID:
1706709
•Concept ID:
C5139103
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0025634

Definition

A functional abnormality of the ureter. The ureter is the duct by which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections in the emergency department.
Best J, Kitlowski AD, Ou D, Bedolla J
Emerg Med Pract 2014 Jul;16(7):1-23; quiz 23-4. PMID: 25379602
Diagnosis and management of urinary incontinence and functional fecal incontinence (encopresis) in children.
Nijman RJ
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2008 Sep;37(3):731-48, x. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2008.06.007. PMID: 18794006
Vesicoureteral reflux: diagnosis and management.
Badwan KH, Diamond DA
J Med Liban 2005 Apr-Jun;53(2):61-5. PMID: 16604989

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Peristalsis prevents ureteral dilation.
Kalayeh K, Fowlkes JB, Xie H, Schultz WW, Sack BS
Neurourol Urodyn 2024 Jan;43(1):258-266. Epub 2023 Nov 13 doi: 10.1002/nau.25332. PMID: 37961019
Organ Abnormalities Caused by Turner Syndrome.
Yoon SH, Kim GY, Choi GT, Do JT
Cells 2023 May 11;12(10) doi: 10.3390/cells12101365. PMID: 37408200Free PMC Article
Duplex kidney formation: developmental mechanisms and genetic predisposition.
Kozlov VM, Schedl A
F1000Res 2020;9 Epub 2020 Jan 6 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.19826.1. PMID: 32030122Free PMC Article
Dysplastic kidneys.
Winyard P, Chitty LS
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2008 Jun;13(3):142-51. Epub 2007 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2007.10.009. PMID: 18065301
Endopyelotomy review.
Bernardo N, Smith AD
Arch Esp Urol 1999 Jun;52(5):541-8. PMID: 10427896

Diagnosis

Mouse Models of Congenital Kidney Anomalies.
Kuure S, Sariola H
Adv Exp Med Biol 2020;1236:109-136. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-2389-2_5. PMID: 32304071
GPs have key role in early diagnosis of endometriosis.
Coleman L, Overton C
Practitioner 2015 Mar;259(1780):13-7, 2. PMID: 26062268
Antenatal hydronephrosis.
Kitchens DM, Herndon CD
Curr Urol Rep 2009 Mar;10(2):126-33. doi: 10.1007/s11934-009-0023-x. PMID: 19239817
Diagnosis and management of urinary incontinence and functional fecal incontinence (encopresis) in children.
Nijman RJ
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2008 Sep;37(3):731-48, x. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2008.06.007. PMID: 18794006
Dysplastic kidneys.
Winyard P, Chitty LS
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2008 Jun;13(3):142-51. Epub 2007 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2007.10.009. PMID: 18065301

Therapy

Open vs robotic infant ureteroureterostomy.
Villanueva CA
J Pediatr Urol 2019 Aug;15(4):390.e1-390.e4. Epub 2019 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2019.05.003. PMID: 31151858
The laparoscopic pyeloplasty: is there a role in the age of robotics?
Reddy MN, Nerli RB
Urol Clin North Am 2015 Feb;42(1):43-52. Epub 2014 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2014.09.004. PMID: 25455171
Diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections in the emergency department.
Best J, Kitlowski AD, Ou D, Bedolla J
Emerg Med Pract 2014 Jul;16(7):1-23; quiz 23-4. PMID: 25379602
Diagnosis and management of urinary incontinence and functional fecal incontinence (encopresis) in children.
Nijman RJ
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2008 Sep;37(3):731-48, x. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2008.06.007. PMID: 18794006
Vesicoureteral reflux: diagnosis and management.
Badwan KH, Diamond DA
J Med Liban 2005 Apr-Jun;53(2):61-5. PMID: 16604989

Prognosis

Voiding Cystourethrogram in Children With Unilateral Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney: Is It Still necessary?
Blachman-Braun R, Camp MM, Becerra MF, Guevara CG, Velasquez MC, Moscardi PRM, Ballesteros N, Gosalbez R, Labbie AS, Castellan MA, Restrepo R, Alam A
Urology 2020 May;139:156-160. Epub 2020 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.02.005. PMID: 32081673
The laparoscopic pyeloplasty: is there a role in the age of robotics?
Reddy MN, Nerli RB
Urol Clin North Am 2015 Feb;42(1):43-52. Epub 2014 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2014.09.004. PMID: 25455171
Dysplastic kidneys.
Winyard P, Chitty LS
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2008 Jun;13(3):142-51. Epub 2007 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2007.10.009. PMID: 18065301
Early ureteral surgery for posterior urethral valves.
Casale AJ
Urol Clin North Am 1990 May;17(2):361-72. PMID: 2186541
Vesicorectostomy revisited.
Rabinowitz R, O'Donnell WF, King LM, Moore JG
J Urol 1976 Jul;116(1):32-5. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)58661-9. PMID: 933284

Clinical prediction guides

Peristalsis prevents ureteral dilation.
Kalayeh K, Fowlkes JB, Xie H, Schultz WW, Sack BS
Neurourol Urodyn 2024 Jan;43(1):258-266. Epub 2023 Nov 13 doi: 10.1002/nau.25332. PMID: 37961019
Organ Abnormalities Caused by Turner Syndrome.
Yoon SH, Kim GY, Choi GT, Do JT
Cells 2023 May 11;12(10) doi: 10.3390/cells12101365. PMID: 37408200Free PMC Article
The term CAKUT has outlived its usefulness: the case for the prosecution.
Woolf AS
Pediatr Nephrol 2022 Nov;37(11):2785-2791. Epub 2022 May 16 doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05576-4. PMID: 35575937Free PMC Article
Plumbing in the embryo: developmental defects of the urinary tracts.
Uetani N, Bouchard M
Clin Genet 2009 Apr;75(4):307-17. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2009.01175.x. PMID: 19419410
Dysplastic kidneys.
Winyard P, Chitty LS
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2008 Jun;13(3):142-51. Epub 2007 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2007.10.009. PMID: 18065301

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