1987
Ureteral Urine Transport: Changes in Bolus Volume, Peristaltic Frequency, Intraluminal Pressure and Volume of Flow Resulting from Autonomic Drugs
Morita T, Wada I, Saeki H, Tsuchida S, Weiss R. Ureteral Urine Transport: Changes in Bolus Volume, Peristaltic Frequency, Intraluminal Pressure and Volume of Flow Resulting from Autonomic Drugs. Journal Of Urology 1987, 137: 132-135. PMID: 3795356, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)43904-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral peristaltic frequencyPeristaltic frequencyContractile pressureBolus volumeIntraluminal pressureAutonomic nervous systemAutonomic agonistsAutonomic drugsNervous systemBaseline pressureExperimental modelSmall decreaseUrine transportBaselineResultant decreaseBolus formationFlow volumeElevationFluid transportNorepinephrineAcetylcholineDecreaseUreterAgonistsIsoproterenol
1982
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 relationshipTaperingUreterHemodynamicsDilatationObstructionContractility