Ureterovesical junction
System
Urinary
SNOMED CT
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Ureterovesical junction
Definition
The valve-like structure found at the site of entry of the ureter into the urinary bladder, normally displays an oblique angulation through the detrusor to avoid reflux of urine up the ureters and the kidney.
Also known as vesico-ureteral junction, vesico-ureteric junction, vesicoureteric junction — per UBERON
The Ureterovesical junction is a part of the Urinary.