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URETER
Description:
Two ureters attached to the kidney take filtered urine and carry it downward to be stored in the bladder. Its muscular walls do peristalsis.
Diseases and Conditions
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction
Urine flow from the kidney to the ureter is blocked.
Ureterovesical junction obstruction
The flow of urine from the ureter to the bladder is blocked.
Pyelonephritis
Inflammation of the kidney caused by a blocked ureter.
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