THE PERISTALTIC MOVEMENT OF THE URETER
RENAL FUNCTION AND URETERAL FUNCTION IN PARAPLEGICS
1969 Volume 60 Issue 4 Pages 291-298
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1969 Volume 60 Issue 4 Pages 291-298
The relationship of the ureteral contraction to involvement of the pyelogram and ureterogram was studied in 18 paraplegics. Observations have been performed by the electromanometer with sensitive strain gauge.
The amplitude and frequency of contraction decreased in magnitude and in number as the grade of hydronephrosis and hydroureter developed. The resting pressure rose with advance of the grade, however, it remained at, or a little above, the standard value.
The renal functions of 75 paraplegics were studied by use of excretory urograms. The impairment of the renal function developed much more in patients with lumbosacral lesion.
The contraction of the ureter is thought to be damaged, not by a direct cord injury, but by the numerous factors subsequent to the cord injury.
