“…The literature presents anatomical descriptions of the swine urinary system, addressing the pyelocaliceal system 7 , 13 , extra and intrarenal vascularization 4 , 5 , the ureters 14 and the urethra 15 , as well as studies of comparative anatomy. Most of these descriptions were based on surgical dissection, plastination and invasive exams, such as angiography, with a few studies using more modern noninvasive imaging methods, like multislice computed tomography (CT).…”