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Question
10 Aug 2007
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pregnancy
I would like to know what the following means:
"slight mild prominence of the right sided pelvic calyceal
system"
"slight mild prominence of the right sided pelvic calyceal
system"
CyberDoc
Hallo Rina
It means that the inside of the kidney on the right side is slightly enlarged.
see picture ( calyses) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fullsize/1101.jpg
This can be caused by an obstruction or a stone in the ureter ( urine tube that runs from the kidney to the bladder)
It means that the inside of the kidney on the right side is slightly enlarged.
see picture ( calyses) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fullsize/1101.jpg
This can be caused by an obstruction or a stone in the ureter ( urine tube that runs from the kidney to the bladder)
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