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Ch 11 Genitourinary System Flashcards

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Urinary tract anomalies are m/c in males or females?

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Males (such as horseshoe + polycystic kidneys)

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U/s evaluation of kidneys is most optimal at what week?

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Week 20 (they appear isoechoic to surrounding tissues)

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By what week can the kidneys be identified?

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Week 22

(can use CD and/or power doppler to aid in documenting renal arteries)

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Kidney length?

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20 weeks: 2 cm
Term: 4cm

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When is the bladder seen?

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As early as 11 weeks, but definitely by 13 weeks

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The fetal bladder fills + voids about how many times per hour?

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Once

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If the bladder is filling, how many kidneys are functioning?

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At least 1 - it would not fill if there were none

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Fetal urinary production begins at what week?

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9 weeks - increases after 16 weeks + makes up 90% of amniotic fluid by 20 weeks

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The presence of oligohydramnios after 16 weeks indicates what?

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-Suspicious of malfunctioning genitourinary (GU) system due to lack of urine production
-Suspicion of bilateral renal agenesis

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Is renal agenesis common?

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Unilateral: yes (can live normal lifespan)
Bilateral: no (associated with UPJ obstruction + VUR + incompatible with life)

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Where to search for ectopic kidney?

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Abdomen, pelvis + renal fossa

(unilateral agenesis will have 1 very large kidney to compensate for missing the other)

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Does unilateral agenesis cause a change in amniotic fluid levels?

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No, bladder filling remains normal

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Where will the adrenal gland be if there is renal agenesis?

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In the renal fossa

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Differential diagnoses for empty renal fossa?

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Renal aplasia, dysplasia, multicystic dysplastic kidney + renal ectopia

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What is the m/c location for an ectopic kidney?

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Pelvis

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SF of an ectopic kidney?

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-Smaller, malrotated + irregular shape
-Similar echogenicity to surrounding bowel
-Many are dysplastic or hypoplastic with decreased function

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Where is a pelvic kidney located?

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Inferior to renal fossa + superior to bladder (either midline or off midline)

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What is crossed renal ectopia?

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-When a kidney is located on the opposite side from where its ureter inserts into the bladder
-Is fused with the opposite kidney in 90% of cases

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What type of cross over is m/c with crossed renal ectopia?

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Left to right crossover is m/c

(UP of crossed ectopic kidney m/c fuses to LP of normal kidney)

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List 2 u/s findings with crossed renal ectopia?

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-Calyceal dilation
-Hydronephrosis

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What is the m/c renal fusion anomaly?

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Horseshoe kidneys

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What is a horseshoe kidney?

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-When kidneys fuse at LPs (m/c) creating a U shape
-The ishmus is the connection b/w the 2 renal masses

(best seen in TRV or coronal)

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Are horseshoe kidneys m/c lower or higher than normal kidneys?

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Lower

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What is an obstructive uropathy?

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Any blockage of urine flow (m/c in males)

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What is one of the m/c fetal anomalies detected on prenatal sonography?
Obstruction
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List the measurements for mild, moderate + severe hydronephrosis?
Mild: -2nd tri: 4-7mm -3rd tri: 7-9mm Moderate: -2nd tri: 7-10mm -3rd tri: 9-15mm Severe: -2nd tri: >10mm -3rd tri: >15mm
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When hydronephrosis is detected in 2nd tri, a follow up u/s must be done at how many weeks?
32 weeks - to determine presence of urinary tract dilation
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What is the anterior-posterior renal pelvis diameter that is considered abnormal?
>5mm
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What is the m/c cause of congenital obstructive hydronephrosis?
UPJ obstruction (m/c males + unilateral)
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Where does UPJ obstruction occur?
At junction of renal pelvis + ureter (can be functional (m/c) or anatomic)
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SF of UPJ obstruction?
Unilateral hydronephrosis w/o ureter dilation + normal bladder
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SF of UVJ obstruction?
Hydronephrosis with dilation of ureter to bladder but w/o dilated bladder
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Does unilateral or bilateral UVJ obstruction result in oligohydramnios?
Bilateral
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What is a megaureter?
Ureter >7mm from 30 weeks onward
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What is VUR (vesicoureteral reflux)?
Permanent or intermittent retrograde flow of urine from bladder into upper urinary tract (m/c seen during voiding of bladder)
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What is a ureterocele?
-Cystic dilation of distal ureter within bladder -M/c associated with duplicated collecting system + an ectopic ureter insertion -M/c in females
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What is renal duplication?
2 renal collecting systems with or w/o separate ureters (m/c unilateral)
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In a duplex kidney, the UP is m/c obstructed due to what?
An ectopic ureter insertion or ureterocele
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Urethral atresia is characterized by what 2 things?
-Anhydramnios (absence of fluid) -Largely distended bladder that fills the entire fetal abdomen + pelvis (image in slide shows massive bladder taking up whole baby)
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What is lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO)?
-Any condition that blocks urinary flow from the bladder -Characterized by an enlarged bladder (megacystis) + bilateral hydronephrosis (high mortality due to oligo + pulm hypoplasia)
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What are the 2 m/c causes of LUTO?
PUV (posterior urethral valves - m/c) + urethral atresia
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What is the keyhole sign associated with?
Posterior urethral valves
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What is a PUV?
An obstructing membrane in the posterior urethra due to redundant membranous folds (causes bladder to not empty + gets enlarged extending into entire pelvis/abdomen)
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SF of PUVs?
-Keyhole sign (point of obstruction) -Thick walls + dilated bladder -Dilated prostatic urethra
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How many types of PUVs are there?
3 : type 1 is m/c, type 2 is l/c
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What is prune belly syndrome?
-Cause of urinary tract dilation -Is the distention of the anterior abdominal wall -4x m/c in twin pregnancies -M/c in males (image in slide shows massive bladder on baby)
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How can prune belly syndrome be resolved?
Place a bladder shunt to drain excess urine + reduce pressure
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What is the leading cause of perinatal death?
Pulmonary hypoplasia + is related to oligohydramnios
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List the types of polycystic kidney disease (PKD)?
Hereditary: -ARPKD (recessive) -ADPKD (dominant) Nonhereditary: -MCDK (multicystic dysplastic kidney disease) -Obstructive cystic dysplasia -Simple renal cysts
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What is ARPKD?
-Bilateral + known as infantile PKD -M/c cystic disease in pregnancy -4 types (perinatal, neonatal, juvenile + infantile which is m/c)
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SF of ARPKD?
-Multiple small cysts 1-2mm -Bilaterally enlarged, homogenous + echogenic kidneys with poor corticomedullary differentiation
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What is ADPKD?
-M/c inherited kidney disease -AKA adult PKD (APKD) b/c rare in antenatal life
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SF of ADPKD?
-Similar to ARPKD as small cysts are seen -Can result in enlarged + echogenic kidneys (can be seen in childhood + utero)
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Is ADPKD + ARPKD easy to differentiate?
NO! Must use other form of analysis
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What is MDKD?
-Multiple noncommunicating cysts varying in size, separated by dysplastic parenchyma/tissue -M/c unilateral -VUR is m/c finding with this
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SF of MCDK?
-Multiple large anechoic cysts varying in size -Increased echogenicity b/w cysts + connective tissue -Renal pelvis + prox ureter is absent (image in slide shows kidney full of cysts)
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What is commonly seen in the contralateral kidney with MCDK?
Compensatory hypertrophy
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What is the m/c cause of nonhereditary fetal renal cystic dysplasia + hyperechoic kidneys?
Obstructive cystic dysplasia
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SF of a simple renal cyst?
Single, nonseptated cyst with well defined borders + no communication with renal pelvis (not common finding)
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M/c renal tumor?
Congenital mesoblastic nephroma - only occur in 3rd trimester (they are large + take up at least half the kidney)
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Are kidney tumors common?
No, unusual
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What are adrenal glands?
Ovoid, triangular or heart shaped structures m/c in suprarenal region of fetus
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What trimester are the adrenals best seen?
3rd trimester (in SAG)
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SF of adrenals?
Hyperechoic central medulla with hypoechoic thick outer cortex (are large in a fetus compared to adults)
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Fetal neuroblastomas develop where?
In adrenals
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What is the only visualized pelvic organ?
Pelvis
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The pelvis consists of what?
Echogenic iliac crests, separated from echogenic sacrum by the hypoechoic sacroiliac joints
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What are the 2 m/c abnormalities in the pelvis?
Female reproductive ones: -internal pelvic masses -sacrococcygeal teratomas (m/c)
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What is the urachus?
Normal embryonic remnant that exists as a fibrous cord that connects the bladder to the allantois
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The urachus becomes what ligament?
The median umbilical liagament (has no function)
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What are the 2 m/c types of urachal anomalies?
Urachal sinus + cyst (fully patent urachus is l/c)
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What is the m/c complication associated with urachal anomalies?
Infection
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Do cancers have an association with urachal anomalies?
Yes - adenocarcinoma + trasitional cell carcinoma
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What is bladder exstrophy?
Severe congenital anomaly that results from failure of mesenchymal cells to migrate b/w ectoderm of abdomen + cloaca, causing eversion of bladder onto abdominal surface
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Bladder exstrophy can simulate what other anomalies?
Omphalocele or gastroschisis
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What is the cloaca?
Common sinus in embryonic development, which it divides to form the rectum, bladder + genitalia
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What is cloacal exstrophy?
Rare congenital disorder due to anomalous development of cloacal membrane (is most severe anomaly in the spectrum)
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At what week is it accurate to identify fetal sex?
After week 20 (from 12-14 weeks the genital tubercle in M/F is indistinguishable)
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How to tell the sex of a fetus?
Female: downward angle of tubercle Male: upward angle of tubercle
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What can make it hard to tell if a baby is a male?
-Umbilical cord can look like a penis -Thighs can hide scrotum
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How to tell if the sex is a female?
3 echogenic lines will be seen representing the labia majora + minora
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Which trimester is most accurate for evaluating fetal sex?
2nd trimester
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What is hypospadias?
Abnormal development of corpus spongiosum + cavernosa urethra due to incomplete fusion of urogenital folds
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When does testicular descent occur?
Adbominally: 10-15 weeks Inguinally: 26-35 weeks
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Inguinoscrotal hernias are quite common + most common on which side?
Right
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What is the m/c intraabdominal tumor in female fetuses + neonates?
Fetal ovarian cysts
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Any ovarian cyst over what size is m/c to experience torsion?
>5cm
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When would ovarian torsion occur?
In large, complex ovarian cysts m/c during or right after the antenatal period
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What is disorders of sex development?
A congenital condition where the development of chromosomal, gonadal or anatomical sex is atypical
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What is androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS)?
-Results in a normal female phenotype (46, XY) -Amenorrhea presents at puberty + testes may be found (bilateral orchiectomy is done)

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