Ureter
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- The normal ureter is too small to be seen with ultrasound but the tiny squirt of urine from the ureter into the bladder is generally visible.
- Degner, Board-certified Veterinary Surgeon (DACVS) Key Points Ectopic ureter is an abnormally located terminal portion of the ureter.
- A normal ureter is one that transports urine from the kidney to the bladder.
- The lower pole ureter is more likely to reflux due to its short submucosal tunnel.
- The normal ureter is a conduit to drain urine effectively at lowpressures from the kidney to the bladder.
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