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Skip to content. A ureter is a thin tube that allows urine to travel from the kidney to the bladder. Each ureter is a muscular tube about 8 to 10 inches long. The muscles tighten and relax to force urine down into the bladder, away from the kidneys. The ureter can be injured during any type of pelvic surgery. It is most commonly injured during gynecological surgery. Colorectal surgery also can lead to ureter injury.
Urine contains useful and diagnostically relevant biomarkers to improve detection of infectious diseases, to uncover the molecular landscape of tumors in cancer as well as to research the human microbiome. Urinary analytes are susceptible to enzymatic and chemical degradation, supporting the needs for stabilization agents. Novosanis offers several preservatives that allow for sample stability next to shipping and storage at room temperature. A preservative would allow for at-home collection and facilitate large-scale recruitment.
If you experience unusual urinary symptoms or have difficulty urinating, you may have a urethral stricture. The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the tip of the penis. It runs through the prostate gland and the bottom of the penis. It is like a long tubular donut with the urine running in the middle of the donut where the hole is and the spongy part of the donut called the urethral sponge. When the urethral lining forms a scar and the hole becomes narrow, making it difficult for urine to pass through, we call it a urethral stricture.