ureteral orifice

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orifice

[or´ĭ-fis]

1. the entrance or outlet of any body cavity.

2. any opening or meatus. adj., adj orific´ial.

aortic orifice the opening of the left ventricle into the aorta; called also aortic opening.

external urethral orifice urinary meatus.

internal urethral orifice the opening from the urinary bladder into the urethra at one corner of the trigone of the bladder.

left atrioventricular orifice (mitral orifice) the opening between the left atrium and ventricle of the heart.

pulmonary orifice (orifice of pulmonary trunk) the opening between the pulmonary trunk and the right ventricle of the heart; called also opening of pulmonary trunk.

right atrioventricular orifice (tricuspid orifice) the opening between the right atrium and ventricle of the heart.

ureteral orifice the opening of a ureter into the urinary bladder at one corner of the trigone of the bladder. Called also ureteral meatus.

ureteral orifice

the opening of a ureter into the urinary bladder at one corner of the trigone of the bladder. Also called ureteral meatus.

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It is beyond doubt that preoperative stent placement reduces the risk of ureteral injury particularly in patients with a large median lobe, atypical cases in which the ureteral orifice is too close to the bladder neck, and patients with a history of transurethral resection or pelvic radiotherapy.

The Effect of Ureteral Stent Placement Before Radical Prostatectomy on the Safety of Ureteral Dissection and the Surgeon's Comfort / Radikal Prostatektomi Oncesi Ureteral Stent Yerlestirilmesinin Guvenli Ureteral Diseksiyona ve Ameliyat Konforuna Etkisi

INTRODUCTION: Ectopic ureteric orifice is a rare congenital anomalous defect of urinary tract resulting from abnormal embryological development, where ureteral orifice is abnormally located and instead of draining in bladder, it drains in to urethra, vagina or in structures of mesonephric duct (ductus deference and seminal vesicles).

Unusual case of vesico ureteral reflux secondary to single right ectopic ureter with bilateral functioning kidney

Depending on surgeon preference, the ureteral orifice may or may not be dilated prior to ureteroscopy.

Urologic Applications of the Holmium Laser

In the bladder, at the site of the left ureteral orifice, an amorphic calcification was seen measuring 2 cm in diameter (Fig.

Late ureteral obstruction in an adult who had STING/Teflon in childhood: should we expect an epidemic?

A cystoscopic examination revealed a small papillary protrusion through the right ureteral orifice.

Urothelial tumor development at the ureteral stump 25 years after simple nephrectomy / Basit nefrektomiden 25 yil sonra ureteral gudukten gelilen urotelyal tumor

3) Bilateral duplicated kidneys accompanied by a single ectopic ureteral orifice are extremely rare.

Single ectopic ureteral orifice with bilateral duplicated renal collecting systems in an adult girl: diagnosis by magnetic resonance urography

After transuretral resection of the bulging area, the second ureteral orifice, which is a part of complete duplicated system on the right side, became visible (Fig.

Endourological treatment of bilateral ureteral stones in bilateral ureteral duplication with right ureterocele

If the ureteral stent will move only a few centimeters into the ureteral orifice, ligation (with or without transection) is likely.

How to safeguard the ureter and repair surgical injury: Under certain circumstances, ureteral injury may not only be likely--it is unavoidable. Here's what you need to know to minimize the risk and ensure recovery

The patient underwent cystoscopy, which revealed a "golf-hole" right ureteral orifice.

Genitourinary tuberculosis in North America: a rare clinical entity

Prior to fragmenting the bladder stone, the surgeon cannulates the ipsilateral ureteral orifice with a polytetrafluoroethylene-nitinol guidewire with a hydrophilic tip, and the wire is advanced under fluoroscopic guidance to the renal pelvis.

Prone split-leg position to manage encrusted ureteral stents in a single-stage procedure in women: step-by-step surgical technique

Bladder cancer with invasion into the ureteral orifice has a 3 times higher recurrence rate of UUT after radical cystectomy than non-invasive bladder cancer.

Clinical benefits of tubeless umbilical cutaneous ureterostomy

A stiff hydrophilic guidewire could not be introduced into the right ureteral orifice.