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Anatomic and physiologic considerations in ureteroscopy. 2004

Margarett Shnorhavorian, and Kevin R Anderson

Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 05610, USA. mshnor@yahoo.com

The successful and safe implementation of ureteroscopic techniques depends on considerations of anatomy and physiology. Combining knowledge of the drainage system of the kidney with its vascular supply, predictive patterns of incisions can be applied within the collecting system to safely avoid vascular injury. In addition, awareness of the variation in normal and pathologic anatomy and physiology is key to effective interventions. An appreciation of the impact of ureteroscopy on normal anatomy and physiology can prevent complications and promote improved therapeutic outcomes.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012680	Sensitivity and Specificity	Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)	Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D014513	Ureter	One of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the KIDNEY PELVIS to the URINARY BLADDER.	Ureters
D014515	Ureteral Diseases	Pathological processes involving the URETERS.	Disease, Ureteral,Diseases, Ureteral,Ureteral Disease
D014551	Urinary Tract	The duct which coveys URINE from the pelvis of the KIDNEY through the URETERS, BLADDER, and URETHRA.	Tract, Urinary,Tracts, Urinary,Urinary Tracts
D014553	Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena	Properties, functions, and processes of the URINARY TRACT as a whole or of any of its parts.	Urinary Tract Physiological Processes,Urinary Tract Physiology,Physiology, Urinary Tract,Urinary Physiological Concepts,Urinary Physiology,Urinary Physiology Concepts,Urinary Physiology Phenomena,Urinary Physiology Phenomenon,Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomenon,Urinary Tract Physiological Process,Concept, Urinary Physiological,Concept, Urinary Physiology,Concepts, Urinary Physiological,Concepts, Urinary Physiology,Phenomena, Urinary Physiology,Phenomenon, Urinary Physiology,Physiological Concept, Urinary,Physiology Concept, Urinary,Physiology Concepts, Urinary,Physiology, Urinary,Tract Physiology, Urinary,Urinary Physiological Concept,Urinary Physiology Concept
D018570	Risk Assessment	The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988)	Assessment, Risk,Benefit-Risk Assessment,Risk Analysis,Risk-Benefit Assessment,Health Risk Assessment,Risks and Benefits,Analysis, Risk,Assessment, Benefit-Risk,Assessment, Health Risk,Assessment, Risk-Benefit,Benefit Risk Assessment,Benefit-Risk Assessments,Benefits and Risks,Health Risk Assessments,Risk Analyses,Risk Assessment, Health,Risk Assessments,Risk Benefit Assessment,Risk-Benefit Assessments
D018666	Ureteroscopy	Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the ureter.	Surgical Procedures, Ureteroscopic,Ureteroscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgery, Ureteroscopic,Ureteroscopic Surgery,Procedure, Ureteroscopic Surgical,Procedures, Ureteroscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Ureteroscopic,Surgical Procedure, Ureteroscopic,Ureteroscopic Surgeries,Ureteroscopic Surgical Procedure,Ureteroscopies