Exam: Urinary Flashcards
What are the contraindications to circumcision?
Unstable infant and congenital penile anomalies
Does physiologic or pathologic phimosis typically require treatment?
Pathologic
What is phimosis?
Inability to retract the foreskin
What is paraphimosis?
UROLOGIC EMERGENCY.
Retracted foreskin in a uncircumcised male that cannot be returned to natural position
What are the causes of paraphimosis?
Forcible retraction of partically phimotic skin by caretaker, infection/inflammation, GU procedures, and penile trauma
What is the treatment of paraphimosis?
- pain control
- timely manual reduction in office/ED
- Surgical intervention (dorsal slit procedure)
What is epispadias?
an uncommon congenital anomaly, abnormal dorsal displacement of the urethral opening
What does epispadias commonly occur with?
Bladder exstrophy (exposed bladder on the lower abdomen)
What is hypospadias?
A congenital anomaly, abnormal ventral displacement of the urethral opening
What is Chordee?
Abnormal penile curvature
What is the most common GU abnormality?
Cryptorchidism
What is Cryptorchidism?
Testis that is not within the scrotum and does not spontaneously descend into the scrotum by 4 months of age
What does Cryptorchidism increase risk of?
Testicular torsion, subfertility, and testicular CA
What is the most common location for undescended testis?
Suprascrotal
What is the treatment for Cryptorchidism?
-urology referral and surgery recommended as soon as 4 month of age because spontaneous descent is rare after 4 months.
What is orchiopexy?
Surgery to correct Cryptorchidism, the testicle is repositioned and attached into the scrotum
What is testicular torsion?
Twisting of the spermatic cord due to a poorly anchored testicle which may cause vascular compromise
What are the two peak time frames for testicular torsion?
- neonatal period
- during puberty
You have a patient with abrupt onset of severe testicular pain with nausea and vomiting. Patient has an edematous, infuriated, and erythematous scrotum and the affected testicle is high riding. Prehn sign is negative. What are you most suspicious for?
Testicular torsion