Lecture 17: Male and female pelvis

Question 1

How is the uterus imaged using ultrasound?

Answer 1

Transabdominal (full bladder required)
Transvaginal

Question 2

What happens to the uterus over time?

Answer 2

Over time it becomes smaller and smaller

Question 3

How can the follopian tubes be imaged?

Answer 3

Inserting dye into the uterus and if it does not spill into the abdomen then it indicates the tube is closed. Dye will only proceed up to the blockage…

Question 4

How are the testis imaged?

Answer 4

Ultrasound or MRI

Question 5

What is acute scrotum? and what can be the cause in children?

Answer 5

Acute syndrome = Painful and swollen scrotum

In children:

• Epididymitis (infection)
• Appendix torsion (on the testis)
• Testiular torsion (rarely)

Question 6

When it comes to acute scrotum, what is the biggest concern?

Answer 6

Main goal is to detect or exclude a testicular torsion as there is a 6hr time period to fix this.

Question 7

What are the causes of epididymitis?

Answer 7

Adult: UTI or STI

Child: Strept. or E Coli

Question 8

How is the prostate imaged?

Answer 8

Trans-abdo (full bladder)
Trans-rectal

MRI

Question 9

Whats this?

Answer 9

Imaging through the bladder to see the uterus

Question 10

Whats this?

Question 11

Whats this?

Answer 11

Ultrasound of the ovary

Question 12

Whats this?

Question 13

Whats this?

Question 14

Whats this?

Question 15

Whats this?

Answer 15

Benign prostate hyperplasia