Ureteritis and Ureteral Obstruction Flashcards
1
Q
What is ureteritis?
A
Inflammation of the ureters
2
Q
What can calculi, intraluminal blood clots, fibroepithelial polyps, inflammatory strictures, amyloidosis and tumors of the ureter cause?
A
Intrinsic ureteral obstruction
3
Q
What do aberrant renal vessels to the lower pole of the kidney that cross a ureter, endometriosis, and tumors in adjacent lymph nodes cause?
A
Extrinsic ureteral obstruction
