B5-070 Renal Embryology Flashcards
the kidneys and gonads develop from
intermediate mesoderm
“non functional” kidney in mammals that forms in the 3 week and is gone by week 4
pronephros
the kidney develops from the […] ridge
urogenital
- about 90% of kidney cancers in children are
- most common primary renal tumor affecting children
Wilms’ tumors
caused by a mutation in the WT-1 gene
tumor supressor genes found on chr 11
Wilm’s Tumor
- child age 3-4
- blood in urine
- unilateral, painless abdominal mass
Wilm’s tumor
- painless palpable mass
- loss of apetite
- blood in urine
- child 3-4 years
Wilm’s tumor
is a Wilm’s tumor typically biopsied?
no
5 year survival of Wilms’ tumor
90%
permits symmetrical external growth of the embryo
amniotic fluid
by 20 weeks, most amniotic fluid comes from
fetal urine
kidney issues may be more noticeable after 20 weeks
polyhydramnios typically occurs after […] week of pregnancy
24th
associated with
* GI abnormalities: esophageal atresia, duodenal atresia, TEF
* anencephaly
* maternal diabetes mellitus
polyhydramnios
polyhydramnios can be associated with trisomies
21 and 18
treatments for polyhydramnios
2
- indomethacin
- amnio reduction
rises from pelvis to posterior abdominal wall while gonads drop
metanephric kidney
- associated with unilateral defects in reproductive organs, may have lack of repro organs on one side
- typically unknown to individual affected, unless diagnosed by fetal US
unilateral kidney agenesis
- associated with oligohydramnios
- kidney malformation incompatible with life
bilateral renal agenesis
more than two kidneys is called
redundant kidney
- kidney rotates as it ascends
- typically unilateral
- increases chances of hydronephrosis
rotational kidney
POTTER sequence
Pulmonary hypoplasia
Oligohydramnios
Twisted face
Twisted skin
Extremity defect
Renal agenesis
newborns will Potter sequence typically die to
respiratory failure
thought to be due to fushion of right and left metanephric kidneys in the midline while in pelvis
horseshoe kidney
rise of horseshoe kidney is limited by the [vessel]
inferior mesenteric artery
ascent prevented by IMA
horseshoe kidney