Renal pelvis
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Knipe H, Bell D, Kang O, et al. Renal pelvis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25920
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- Renal pelvis
- Renal pelvis anatomy
- Renal infundibulum
- Renal infundibula
- Infundibulum (renal)
- Infundibula (renal)
- Renal pelvices
The renal pelvis (or, more rarely, the renal infundibulum) forms part of the pelvicalyceal system of the kidney and is the connection between the calyces and the ureter.
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Gross anatomy
The renal pelvis is triangular in shape, lies posteriorly in the renal hilum surrounded by fat and vessels and is formed by either the union of two-to-three major calyces or of seven-to-eleven minor calyces. Thus, the renal pelvis can have numerous shapes, ranging between an ampulla-like single renal pelvis to one made of numerous funnel-shapes, but all types taper down to continue as the ureter.
Variant anatomy
- extrarenal (renal) pelvis
- renal malrotation: results in anomalous position of the renal hilum
Related pathology
References
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