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Renal pelvis
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villous adenoma in renal pelvis
4 July 2017
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villous adenoma
renal pelvis
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renal pelvis
21 February 2005
Adj renal pelvic WKP
Definition : The renal pelvis or pelvis of the kidney is the basin-like or funnel-like dilated proximal part of the ureter in the kidney.
In humans, the renal pelvis is the point of convergence of two or three major calyces. Each renal papilla is surrounded by a branch of the renal pelvis called a calyx.
The major function of the renal pelvis is to act as a funnel for urine flowing to the ureter.
The renal pelvis is the location of several kinds of kidney (...)