Published January 14, 2016. FoxNews.com. Nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning. Many of the names called out were foregone conclusions: âSpotlightâ for Best Picture, Leonardo DiCaprio in âThe Revenantâ for Best Actor, and Cate Blanchett in âCarolâ for Best Actress.
A ureterocele is a dilation of the area where the ureter inserts into the bladder. Ureteroceles are a congenital abnormality which means they are present at birth. It is unknown exactly why ureteroceles form, but it is thought to be due to an abnormality of the formation of the ureter tube as it inserts into the bladder.
Urothelium (or uroepithelium) is an example of transitional epithelium. It is the type of epithelium that lines much of the urinary tract including the renal pelvis, the ureters, the bladder, and parts of the urethra. 1 Structure and function. Urothelial tissue is highly specific to the urinary tract, and has high elasticity and trans-epithelial electrical resistance. Urothelium consists of approximately 3-5 cell layers, accompanied by a thick layer of protective glycoprotein plaques at its luminal (apical) surface, and is classified as transitional epithelium.