39 - Urology Flashcards
Fascia around kidney
Gerota’s fascia
Anterior to posterior configuration of renal vessels
VAP (Renal vein -> artery -> pelvis)
Which renal vessel crosses posterior to the IVC
Right renal artery
Which renal vessel lies anterior to the aorta
Left renal vein
The ureters cross over _
Iliac vessels
Which renal vessel has collaterals and can thus be ligated
Left renal vein
Connects to the vas deferens (2)
Epididymis
Seminal Vesicles
The testicular artery, pampiform plexus, vas deferens, cremasteric muscle and ilioinguinal/genital nerves make up the _
Spermatic cord structures
Erection is due to _ nerve fibers
Parasympathetic
Ejaculation is due to _ nerve fibers
Sympathetic
Most common cause of acute renal insufficiency following surgery
Hypotension
Most common kidney stone type (75%)
Calcium oxalate
Radiopaque kidney stone types
Calcium oxalate
Struvite
Stone type increased with terminal ileum resection
Calcium oxalate
Stone type that occur with infections from UREASE producing bacteria (proteus mirabilis)
Struvite
Stone type that can result in staghorn calculi
Struvite
Radiolucent stone types
Uric acid
Cysteine
Stone type increased in pts with ileostomies and myeloproliferative disorders
Uric acid
Stone type associated with congenital disorders such as cystinuria
Cysteine stones
Size of stone likely not to pass
> 6mm
1 cancer killer in men 25-35
Testicular cancer
Most common symptom with testicular cancer
Painless hard mass
Surgical intervention for testicular mass and what type of incision
Orchiectomy through INGUINAL incision
Labs value correlating with tumor bulk in testicular cancer
LDH
Labs to check with testicular cancer (3)
B-HCG, AFP, LDH
Most likely type of testicular cancer with cryptorchidism
Seminoma
Seminoma should not have elevated _ (lab value)
AFP