Abstract
The topography of the ureter is of great surgical importance. The ureter is some 25–30 cm long and in adults its diameter is 1.5–6 mm. In disease it may become greatly dilated. Contractions take place at intervals of about 10 seconds. The ureter is situated retroperitoneally and its parts are as follows:
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Abdominal (preferably lumbar) part
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Pelvic part
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The intramural part is of surgical importance. In addition to that part running in the muscular wall of the bladder, a subepithelial part is sometimes distinguished.
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Lierse, W. (1987). Ureter. In: Applied Anatomy of the Pelvis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71368-2_5
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