Genitourinary Flashcards
What are the causes of papillary necrosis?
Diabetes (most common)
Pyelonephritis
TB
Sickle cell
Analgesics
Cirrhosis
What are the causes of medullary nephrocalcinosis?
Da: hyper vitamin D
C: calcaemic/calciuric state
RA: renal tubular acidosis (type 1)
M: medullary sponge kidney (usually unilateral)
P: hyperparathyroidism
S: sarcoid
T: hyper/hypothyroid
What are the causes of pyramidal nephrocalcinosis?
Da: drugs (furosemide)
H: hyperuricaemia
I: infection (TB)
P: papillary necrosis
S: sickle cell disease
What are the causes of cortical nephrocalcinosis?
P: chronic pyelonephritis
R: reflux
A: Alport syndrome
N: necrosis (renal cortical)
H: hypercalcaemia/hyperoxaluria
A: autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
What are the causes of cortical necrosis?
P: pregnancy
I: infarct
T: transplant rejection
H: Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS)
E: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
A: arsenic
D: drugs
S: sepsis, snake bites
Patients had previous renal biopsy.
US shows tissue vibration artefact, high arterial velocity and pulsatile flow in the vein.
Diagnosis?
Arteriovenous fistula (AVF)
Patient who had renal transplant 2 weeks previously has an ultrasound.
The kidney appears swollen and there is reversal of diastolic flow in the renal artery.
What is the diagnosis?
Renal vein thrombosis
Reversal of diastolic flow = “reverse M sign”
What disorder is associated with medullary RCC?
Sickle cell trait
What syndrome is associated with chromophobe RCC?
Birt Hogg Dube
What disorder is associated with clear cell RCC?
von Hippel Lindau
What is the differential for a T2 dark renal cyst?
Lipid poor AML
Haemorrhagic cyst
Papillary subtype RCC
What are the only renal calculi not seen on CT and which group of patients get them?
Indinavir calculi
(Seen in HIV patients on indinavir)
Renal lesion with fat and no calcification.
Angiomyolipoma
What are some causes of a calcaemic/calciuric state?
Cushing’s
Bartters
Multiple myeloma
Bony metastases
What 3 conditions are associated with medullary sponge kidney?
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Carolis syndrome
Beckwith-Weidman syndrome
What are the causes of a delayed nephrogram?
i.e. failure of normal temporal progression of nephrographic contrast.
Obstructive uropathy (most common)
Renal vein thrombosis
Renal artery stenosis
Extrinsic compression (Page kidney)
What are the causes of a persistent nephrogram?
Hypotension/Shock
Acute tubular necrosis
Bilateral renal vein thrombosis
Bilateral renal artery stenosis
Bilateral obstructive uropathy
What is a normal resistive index in a transplant kidney?
Less than 0.7
What are the causes of post renal transplant fluid collections?
Haematoma (immediate)
Encapsulated urine collection: urinoma (1-2 weeks)
Abscess (3-4 weeks)
Lymphocele (2 months)
What percentage of the population have an early branching renal artery?
(Branches before the renal hilum)
10%
What percentage of the population have an accessory renal artery and which side is more common?
30%
left accessory renal artery is more common
Patient who had renal transplant 2 weeks previously, presents with decreases urine output. Ultrasound shows anechoic well defined perirenal mass with no septations.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Urinoma
How would you distinguish acute tubular necrosis from acute rejection of renal transplant?
MAG3: ATN has normal perfusion and rejection does not. Both have delayed excretion.
What are the criteria for renal artery stenosis in transplants?
Peak systolic velocity >200cm/s
2:1 PSV ratio between stenotic and pre-stenotic artery
Turbulent flow (spectral broadening)
Tardus-parvus waveform (measured at main renal artery hilum)
What are the two main causes of ureteral wall calcifications?
TB
Schistosomiasis
Numerous tiny subepithelial fluid-filled cysts with the wall of ureter which is typically seen in diabetics with recurrent UTI. What is the likely diagnosis?
Ureteritis cystica
Multiple small outpouchings of upper ⅔ of the ureter associated with chronic inflammation and an association with TCC. What is the likely diagnosis?
Ureteral pseudodiverticulosis.
In the renal tract, schistosomiasis predisposes to which cancer?
Squamous cell carcinoma.
Smooth oblong, mobile defect in the proximal ureter on urography.
Fibroepithelial polyp.
What are the causes of lateral deviation of the ureters?
Retroperitoneal adenopathy
Aortic aneurysm
Psoas hypertrophy (proximal ureter)
What are the causes of medial deviation of the ureters?
Retroperitoneal fibrosis
Retrocaval ureter (right side)
Pelvic lipomatosis
Psoas hypertrophy (distal ureter)
A urachal remnant may transform into what malignancy?
Adenocarcinoma
What is the most common bladder cancer in children <10 years?
Rhabdomyosarcoma
What is the site of injury in a bicycle crossbar injury of the urethra in a male?
Bulbous urethra
What is the difference in the urethral stricture caused by straddle injury vs gonococcal infection?
Straddle injury : short segment
Gonococcal : long irregular stricture
Both are bulbous urethra
What part of the prostate is commonly involved in BPH?
Transitional zone
What conditions are associated with a prostatic utricle cyst?
Hypospadias (most common)
Cryptorchidism
Unilateral renal agenesis
- Prune belly syndrome*
- Imperforate anus*
- Down’s*
Which malignancy is associated with leukoplakia?
Squamous cell carcinoma
Conditions associated with a congenital seminal vesicle cyst?
Agenesis (renal/vas deferens)
Polycystic kidney disease
Ectopic ureter insertion
What are some of the common features of Turner syndrome?
(excluding MSK manifestations)
Coarctation of the aorta
Bicuspid aortic valve
Horseshoe kidney
Streaky ovaries/uterus
Pyloric stenosis
What are the common MSK manifestations of Turner syndrome?
Scoliosis
Short 4th metacarpal
Madelung deformity
Narrow scapholunate angle (+ve carpal sign)
Short stature
MEN type 2a is characterised by what?
Phaeochromocytomas
Parathyroid hyperplasia
Medullary thyroid cancer
MEN type 2b is characterised by what?
Phaeochromocytoma
Medullary thyroid cancer
Mucosal neuroma/ganglioneuromas
Marfanoid body habitus
MEN type 1 is an autosomal dominant syndrome characterised by what?
Pi: pituitary adenoma
Par: parathyroid proliferative disease
Panc: pancreatic endocrine tumours
1 month old with failure to thrive, diarrhoea and vomiting. CT shows hepatosplenomegaly and bilateral enlarged, calcified adrenal glands. What is the diagnosis?
Wolman disease
What is the Carney triad?
Extra-adrenal paraganglioma
GIST
Pulmonary chondroma (hamartoma)
What is the Carney complex?
Cardiac myxoma
Extra-cardiac myxoma
Skin pigmentation (blue naevia)
Testicular tumours (Sertoli most common)
What is Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome?
Adrenal haemorrhage in the setting of fulminant meningitis
(from Neisseria Meningitidis)
Which conditions are associated with phaeochromocytoma?
Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN II)
von-Hippel-Lindau
Neurofibromatosis type 1
What is the main cause of congenital adrenal hypertrophy?
21-hydroxylase deficiency (90%)
11-beta-hydroxylase deficiency
A child presents with genital ambiguity, electrolyte imbalance and dehydration.
How can you differentiate normal neonatal adrenals from congenital adrenal hyperplasia?
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia will have:
Cerebriform pattern (characteristic)
Bilateral enlarged adrenal glands (limb width > 4mm, length > 20mm)
Patient presents with hypertension, persistent hypokalaemia and increased serum/urinary aldosterone. What are the most common causes of this syndrome?
Syndrome = Conn syndrome
Benign hyperfunctioning adrenal cortical adenoma 80%
Adrenal hyperplasia 20%
What are the causes of Cushing syndrome?
Adrenal hyperplasia - 70%
(90% pituitary microadenoma and 10% ectopic ACTH usually Ca)
Benign adrenal adenomas - 20%
Adrenal carcinoma - 10%
What is the absolute percentage washout of a benign adrenal nodule?
>60% at 15 minutes
What is the relative percentage washout of a benign adrenal nodule?
>40% at 15 minutes
How do you calculate the relative percentage washout of an adrenal nodule?
Portal venous - delayed x 100
Portal venous
How do you calculate absolute percentage washout of an adrenal nodule?
Portal venous - delayed x 100
Portal venous - unenhanced
Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens is seen in what condition?
Cystic fibrosis
Name 4 syndromes associated with male infertility.
Pituitary adenoma (makes prolactin)
Kallmans syndrome (can’t smell + infertile)
Klinefelters syndrome (tall, gynaecomastia and infertile)
Zinner syndrome (renal agenesis + ipsilateral seminal vesicle cyst)
What are the non-obstructive causes of male infertility?
Varicocele
Cryptorchidism
Anabolic steroid use
Erectile dysfunction