RENAL PELVIS

anatomy

The renal pelvis is located within the kidney and represents the connection between the kidney and ureter. The renal pelvis is lined with mucous membrane. It is funnel-shaped widened to the kidney calyx (Calices renalis). These calyxes include the kidney papillae. The renal papillae are bulges in the renal medulla into the renal pelvis. The kidney calyxes can thus immediately intercept the urine from the kidney papillae and convey it to the renal pelvis.

Diseases

Pelvic inflammation (Pyelonephritis):
The pelvic inflammation is usually caused by a bacterial Causing infection. Mostly it arises from an ascending infection from the bladder and the ureter, the bacteria rarely reach the renal pelvis via the bloodstream. Kidney stones, diabetes, Malformations and low fluid intake represent a risk for their development.
The patient usually has fever, Flank pain and painful or bloody urination.
The therapy consists of at least 10 days Administration of antibiotics.

Renal pelvic cancer (Renal pelvic carcinoma):
Renal pelvic carcinoma is a rare one more vicious Tumor of the renal pelvis, which is mainly older men concerns.

Renal pelvis stone:
It is a special form of kidney stones that are found in the kidney calyx or in the renal pelvis. They can grow so large that they fill the entire renal pelvis (Renal pelvic pouring stone).
These large pelvic kidney stones usually have to operational removed.

Illustration kidney and renal pelvis