. Radiography, X-ray therapeutics and radium therapy . FlG. 183.—Stone in ureter.(By kind permission of Radiograph by Dr. Rowden.) The calculi shown in theradiograph are remarkable. Thenotes of the case are here PLATE L.—Tobebculosis k Kidxkv and Mesentebic Glands. a, Calcareous, caseous mass in kidney region, the result of tuberculosis, confirmed at operation. b, Calcareous patches inlefl kidney area, probably due to healed tubercle of the kidney; the larger shadowmighi easily be a calculus. c, Calcified mesenteric .-lands. The appeari ■ of these shadows might lead to a
. Radiography, X-ray therapeutics and radium therapy . FlG. 183.—Stone in ureter.(By kind permission of Radiograph by Dr. Rowden.) The calculi shown in theradiograph are remarkable. Thenotes of the case are here PLATE L.—Tobebculosis k Kidxkv and Mesentebic Glands. a, Calcareous, caseous mass in kidney region, the result of tuberculosis, confirmed at operation. b, Calcareous patches inlefl kidney area, probably due to healed tubercle of the kidney; the larger shadowmighi easily be a calculus. c, Calcified mesenteric .-lands. The appeari ■ of these shadows might lead to a mistaken diagnosis of stones in the kidney. CALCULI IN THE URETERS AND BLADDER 243 arrested at any part of its course, the commonest seat of arrest being in thepelvis, close to the entrance to the bladder. The symptoms may be markedaccording to the degree of occlusion caused by the stone. A stone whichcompletely blocks the ureter leads to an accumulation of urine in the portionof ureter above the seat of occlusion and in the kidney. When the occlusionis not complete, the passage of urine is not completely arrested, and the moredistressing symptoms may be absent. It is interesting to note that a stonemay remain in
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