renal sinus (sinus of kidney)

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Introduction

The cavity of the kidney, containing the calices & pelvis of the ureter & the segmental vessels embedded within a fatty matrix.

  • cause the kidneys to appear hollow or C-shaped on cross section or medical imaging

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.