- ureterovesical junction
- the junction where the ureter joins the urinary bladder at one corner of the trigone of the bladder; called also ureterotrigonal complex.
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ureterovesical junction
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junction — The point, line, or surface of union of two parts, mainly bones or cartilages. SYN: juncture. SYN: junctura (2) [TA], junctio. adhering junctions intercellular junctions, including zonulae adherentes, hemidesmosomes, and desmosomes, that… … Medical dictionary
ureterovesical — Relating to the ureter and the bladder, specifically the junction of ureter with bladder. * * * ure·tero·ves·i·cal yu̇ .rēt ə rō ves i kəl adj of or relating to the ureters and the urinary bladder * * * ure·tero·ves·i·cal (u re″tər o… … Medical dictionary
UVJ — ureterovesical junction … Medical dictionary
ureterotrigonal complex — ureterovesical junction … Medical dictionary
UVJ — • ureterovesical junction … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Vesicoureteral reflux — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Vesicoureteral Reflux ICD10 = ICD10|N|13|7|n|10 ICD9 = ICD9|593.7 ICDO = Caption = OMIM = OMIM mult = MedlinePlus = 000459 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2750 DiseasesDB = 13835 MeshID = D014718 Vesicoureteral … Wikipedia
detrusorrhaphy — A procedure in which bladder muscle (detrusor) is reconstructed around the ureterovesical junction to form a competent one way valve. SEE ALSO: ureteroneocystostomy. SYN: extravesical reimplantation. [detrusor + G. rhaphe, a seam] … Medical dictionary
implant — 1. To graft or insert. 2. Material inserted into nonliving tissues. SEE ALSO: graft, transplant. 3. (im′plant)In genitourinary surgery a device inserted to restore continence or potency. Also an … Medical dictionary
Hutch diverticulum — herniation of bladder mucosa through a weak point in the wall near the ureterovesical junction, often caused by chronically high intravesical pressure … Medical dictionary
ureterovesicoplasty — ure·tero·ves·i·co·plas·ty (u re″tər o vesґĭ ko plas″te) plastic repair of the ureterovesical junction for correction of an obstruction or vesicoureteral reflux … Medical dictionary
