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Inflammatory Lesions of the Ureter: Congenital, Calculous, and Inflammatory Lesions of the Bladder

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Radiology of the Lower Urinary Tract

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Abstract

Inflammatory changes of the ureter are not to be regarded as isolated lesions. They usually occur in association with cystitis or pyelonephritis (Putschar 1934). Various forms of ureteritis may be distinguished according to their etiology:

  1. 1.

    Infectious excretory ureteritis (pyelitis): In this form descending infections occur. Infectious excretory ureteritis occurs in patients with various infectious illnesses or saprophytic infections.

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    Toxic (abacterial) excretory ureteritis.

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    Ascending ureteritis (pyelitis): This form is seen in gonorrhea, prostatitis, and cystitis.

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    Autochthonous pyelitis and ureteritis based upon predisposing local factors such as concrements, tumors, parasites, coagula, and foreign bodies. In these cases there is usually a secondary infection by E. coli, Streptococcus, Straphylococcus, or Proteus mirabilis (Kass 1985; Latham and Stamm 1984).

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Hruby, W., Urban, M., Mosser, H., Anzböck, W., Krampla, W. (1994). Inflammatory Lesions of the Ureter: Congenital, Calculous, and Inflammatory Lesions of the Bladder. In: Lang, E.K. (eds) Radiology of the Lower Urinary Tract. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84431-7_5

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