Chapter 64 Fetal Urogenital system Flashcards
of the 3 sets of ecretory organs that develop in the embryo, which one remains as permanent kidneys?
metanephros
first pair of kidneys that are rudimentary and nonfunctional–
pronephros
second pair of kidneys that function for a short time during early fetal period. Degenerate after being replaced by metanephros
mesonephros
urine formation begins toward the end of the ____
1st trimester
kidneys do not need to function as waste filtration because:
placenta eliminates waste from fetal blood
___% of adult kidneys have 2-4 renal arteries
25%
the kidneys initially lie:
close together in the pelvis
normal kidney migration is complete by:
9th week
external genitalia are fully differentiated by:
12 weeks
kidneys are evaluated on:
anatomy
texture
size
by 12 weeks ___% of kidneys may be imaged
86%
kidneys may be seen as early as ___ weeks with TVS
9 weeks
fetal kidneys and bladder are seen by ___
13 weeks
overall echogenicity of kidneys decrease at about:
15 weeks
you are able to distinguish renal cortex from medulla by:
25 weeks
the ____ of the kidney closely correlates with gestational age
length
round anechoic structure centrally located in the pelvis:
bladder
bladder usually takes at least ____ to fill and empty
30 minutes
duplication of the renal collecting system is common and usually happens in
females
if kidneys are not seen sonographically, look in the
pelvis
kidney should be seen at the same level as the
spine
not visualizing the bladder indicates:
a severe renal anomaly, especially when accompanied with oligohydramnios
dilated ureters
hydroureters
hydroureters are visualized as
tortuous cystic masses
renal malformations are divided into 2 categories:
- congenital
2. obstructive
absence of 1 or both kidneys
renal agenesis
occurs when ureteric buds fail to develop or they degenerate
renal agenesis
these two things have been found to be related to renal agenesis:
- cocaine use
- diabetes
one functioning kidney
unilateral renal agenesis
unilateral renal agenesis prognosis
excellent survival rates
sonographic appearance of unilateral renal agenesis
remaining kidney will be enlarged(complensatory hypertrophy)
unilateral renal agenesis; the bladder is:
visualized, normal
bilateral renal agenesis is referred as
Potter’s syndrome
bilateral renal agenesis is lethat due to:
- renal insufficiency
- pulmonary hypoplasia
potter’s syndrome is characterized by what findings?
- oligohydramnios
- renal failur/bilateral renal agenesis
- abnormally positioned extremeties
- flat nose
- recessed chin
- abnormal ears
- wide-set eyes
sonographic findings of bilateral renal agenesis
- adrenal gland may mimic absent kidney
- severe oligohydramnios
- absent bladder
- absent kidneys or renal arteries
- small thorax
horseshoe kidney forms when ____ poles of kidney fuse while they’re in the pelvis
inferior
horseshoe kidney is more common in _____
2-3 times more common in males
occurs when kidney lies outside of its normal position
renal ectopia
associated anomalies with renal ectopia:
- skeletal
- cardiovascular
- gynecologic
- GI
abnormally located kidney appears:
- small
- rotated/oblique
- typically lies superior to bladder(if found in pelvis)
this causes urine to drain from the bladder to the umbilicus:
urachal fistula
if only a small part of the bladder lumen persists while the urachus forms, a _____ forms
urachal cyst
if a large part of the bladder lumen persists while the urachus forms, a _____ forms
patent urachus