Anatomy of the lower urinary tract
For descriptive purposes, the urinary tract is divided into upper and lower parts. The kidneys and ureters make up the upper urinary tract with the urinary bladder and urethra forming the lower urinary tract. In this article, a detailed description of the surgical and functional anatomy of the urinary bladder is followed by a description of the clinical anatomy of the female and male urethra. There then follows a brief description of the relevant anatomy of the prostate and seminal vesicles. While not strictly involved in the conduction of urine from the bladder to the exterior, the prostate and seminal vesicles are so int...
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - June 3, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Peter J. Bazira Tags: Basic science Source Type: research
Anatomy of the kidney and ureter
This article discusses the anatomy of the kidney and ureter highlighting key aspects that are of relevance to their function and to the surgeon. The article also includes a brief account of the anatomy of the suprarenal gland because of the close anatomical relationship between it and the upper urinary tract. (Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing))
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - June 3, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Peter J. Bazira Tags: Basic science Source Type: research
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Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - June 1, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
The physiology and pharmacology of the lower urinary tract
The lower urinary tract comprises the urinary bladder, the urethra and prostate in men, and is concerned with the storage of urine and its voluntary expulsion from the body when socially convenient. These mutually exclusive states are mediated by complex neural networks that when dysfunctional generate bothersome and highly prevalent lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Lower urinary tract symptoms are often idiopathic and not pathology specific and most result from bladder outflow obstruction, disorders of bladder contractility or conditions which increase bladder sensitivity and a combination of any of these states. (Sou...
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - May 31, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Nisa Sekhon, Andrew Ballaro Tags: Basic science Source Type: research
