Renal Fascia
Caudally, fusion of the anterior and posterior layers is incomplete, which allows perinephric fluid to seep into the iliac fossa of the greater pelvis. Likewise, air injected into the presacral…
Kidney: Gross Structure
Although the borders between pyramids and renal columns are sharply defined, the pyramids project striations into the cortical arches, known as medullary rays. These striations largely represent collecting ducts (see…
Kidney: Position and Relations (Transverse Sections)
With regard to the lower two thirds of both kidneys, the lateral aspects rest on the aponeuroses of the transversus abdominis muscles; the central aspects rest on the quadratus lumborum…
Kidney: Position and Relations (Posterior View)
The perihilar region of the left kidney contacts the tail of the pancreas, a secondary retroperitoneal organ, without intervening peritoneum. This point of contact occurs posterior to the left extremity…
Kidney: Position and Relations (Anterior View)
The suprarenal glands, historically referred to as “adrenal” (a misnomer that incorrectly implied a subservient relationship to the kidneys), are bilateral glands typically related to the superomedial aspects of the…
Tumors and Tumor-Like Conditions of Urinary Bladder, Renal Pelvis, Ureter and Urethra
, Carmen L. Menendez2, Rodolfo Montironi3 and Liang Cheng4 (1) Department of Surgery and Pathology, University of Cordoba Faculty of Medicine, Cordoba, Spain (2) Pathology Department, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain (3) Department of…
The Prostate and Seminal Vesicles
, Carmen L. Menendez2, Rodolfo Montironi3 and Liang Cheng4 (1) Department of Surgery and Pathology, University of Cordoba Faculty of Medicine, Cordoba, Spain (2) Pathology Department, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain (3) Department of…
Penis and Scrotum
, Carmen L. Menendez2, Rodolfo Montironi3 and Liang Cheng4 (1) Department of Surgery and Pathology, University of Cordoba Faculty of Medicine, Cordoba, Spain (2) Pathology Department, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain (3) Department of…
Renal Tumors and Tumor-Like Conditions
, Carmen L. Menendez2, Rodolfo Montironi3 and Liang Cheng4 (1) Department of Surgery and Pathology, University of Cordoba Faculty of Medicine, Cordoba, Spain (2) Pathology Department, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain (3) Department of…
Testis and Paratesticular Structures
, Carmen L. Menendez2, Rodolfo Montironi3 and Liang Cheng4 (1) Department of Surgery and Pathology, University of Cordoba Faculty of Medicine, Cordoba, Spain (2) Pathology Department, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain (3) Department of…
