Rationale for ureteral tapering
Weiss R, Biancani P. Rationale for ureteral tapering. Urology 1982, 20: 482-487. PMID: 7147526, DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(82)90118-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral taperingIntraluminal pressureContractile forceMuscle hypertrophyIntraluminal pressure wavesWeeks of obstructionLow intraluminal pressureUrine transportIntrarenal hemodynamicsUreteral dilatationParadoxical decreaseUreteral wallHypertrophyLaplace relationshipTaperingUreterHemodynamicsDilatationObstructionContractilityEffect of obstruction on ureteral circumferential force-length relations
Biancani P, Hausman M, Weiss R. Effect of obstruction on ureteral circumferential force-length relations. American Journal Of Physiology 1982, 243: f204-f210. PMID: 7114220, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1982.243.2.f204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle hypertrophyIntraluminal pressureCross-sectional muscle areaControl uretersPeak active forceUreteral diameterUreteral segmentActive circumferential stressObstructionUreterObstructed uretersContractile forceHypertrophyContractilityMuscle areaContractility resultsEffects of obstructionForce-length relationLaplace relationshipWkCorresponding doubling