Water over the Bridge: An Unusual Relationship between the Ureter and the Uterine ArteryDana McKee MDJohnny Yi MDJavier Magrina MDJournal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
the ureters course along the medial aspect of the psoas muscles and enter the pelvis at the level of the common iliac artery bifurcations. In the pelvis, the ureters lie posterior to the uterine artery (the so-called water under the bridge), anterior to the psoas muscles and iliac vessels,...
pass anterior to the psoas, and course over the pelvic brim at the common iliac artery bifurcation. From there, these muscular tubes travel along the pelvis' lateral wall and connect to the urinary bladder. The
3), reappearing on its left edge (giving a “water under the bridge” aspect) and continuing its normal course. The ureter was dilated upstream of its retrocaval course. The retrocaval part of the ureter was atretic and the lumen returned to a normal calibre beyond its retrocaval course....