Constrictions of ureter

1. CONSTRICTIONS OF URETER & ITS APPLIED ANATOMY By, AMUTHAMEENA MANOHARAN THIAGGU PALAN JAYAGANTHAN MANAUGAR MOHD ZAHIR

2. OVERVIEW Origin , course & relations Constrictions Applied anatomy

3. URETER ORIGIN, COURSE & RELATIONS ORIGIN: Hilum of kidney - A pair Each 25cm

4. ORIGIN, COURSE & RELATIONS

5. ORIGIN, COURSE & RELATIONS

6. ORIGIN, COURSE & RELATIONS

7. 3 Constrictions : at its origin = pelviureteric junction 2) pelvic brim = when it crosses external iliac artery 3) vesico ureteric junction = just before it ends in bladder CONSTRICTIONS

8. CONSTRICTIONS origin pelvic brim vesico ureteric junction

9. APPLIED ANATOMY Urinary tract stones Easily formed in the constriction sites More frequent in men More common in people aged 20-60 yrs old Pain radiates from ‘loin to groin’ Hematuria occurs sometimes Other complications: Infection Urinary obstruction Renal failure

10. APPLIED ANATOMY

11. Reference BD chaurasia Gray’s anatomy Applied anatomy snell