Figure pelvic inflammation

Illustration of renal pelvic inflammation: projection of urinary organs onto the anterior abdominal wall and flat section through a right and left kidney from the front

Pelvic inflammation
(bacterial infection of the
Renal pelvis)
Pyelonephritis

  1. Bacteria - Escherichia coli,
    Enterococci, Proteus,
    Klebsiella etc.
  2. Renal artery - Renal artery
  3. Right kidney - Ren dexter
  4. Ureter - Ureter
  5. Left kidney - Ren sinister
  6. Calyx - Calix renalis
  7. Renal medulla - Medulla renalis
  8. Renal pelvis - Pelvis renalis
  9. Kidney bay (with filling fat) -
    Renal sinus
  10. Renal cortex - Renal cortex
  11. Urinary bladder - Vesica urinaria
  12. Urethra - urethra
  13. Prostate - prostate
    (healthy left, enlarged right)
    A - Acute primary (uncomplicated)
    Pelvic inflammation
    (by bacteria in the urinary tract
    triggered)
    B - Acute Secondary (Complicated)
    Pelvic inflammation
    (due to drainage disturbances, congestion
    in urinary tract, enlarged prostate)

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