Infected caliceal diverticulum in a horseshoe kidney.
1998
B Shekarriz, and
J Upadhyay, and
J S Barthold, and
R Gonzalez
Department of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, USA.
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007668
Kidney
Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations.
Kidneys
D007670
Kidney Calices
Recesses of the kidney pelvis which divides into two wide, cup-shaped major renal calices, with each major calix subdivided into 7 to 14 minor calices. Urine empties into a minor calix from collecting tubules, then passes through the major calix, renal pelvis, and ureter to enter the urinary bladder. (From Moore, Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 3d ed, p211)
Calice, Kidney,Calices, Kidney,Kidney Calice
D007674
Kidney Diseases
Pathological processes of the KIDNEY or its component tissues.
Disease, Kidney,Diseases, Kidney,Kidney Disease
D008297
Male
Males
D002648
Child
A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.
Children
D004240
Diverticulum
A pouch or sac developed from a tubular or saccular organ, such as the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
Diverticulosis,Diverticula
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000038
Abscess
Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection.
Abscesses
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