Lower Urinary Tract Flashcards
name 3 locations for ureter narrowing
- ureteropelvic junction ( renal pelvis meets proximal ureter)
- crossing at external/common iliac artery
- ureters enter bladder
what is a cause of ureter obstruction
hydronephrosis
what site and and in who is ureter obstruction common in
left side
boys
What are 3 congenital anomalies of ureters
- double ureters
- ureteropelvic junction obstruction
- Diverticula
what is diverticula
saccular outpouching of ureteral wall
What are 2 types of inflammation that can occur to the ureters
acute
chronic
What are 3 types of chronic inflammation of the ureter
- ureteritis cystica
- ureteritis follicularis
- ureteritis glandularis
what is ureteritis cystica
fine cysts in mucosa composed of dilated Brunn nests
what is ureteritis follicularis
fine granular mucosa due to lymphoid follicles
What is ureteritis glandularis
intestinal metaplasia
What are benign Ureter tumors
Fibroepithelial polyps
Leiomyomas
What are malignant ureter tumors
majority urothelial (transitional cells) carcinoma
What is the number one cause of urothelial carcinoma
smoking
Urothelial carcinoma is associated with what other syndrome
HNPCC
hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome
What are 3 things that can cause sclerosing retroperitoneal fibrosis
- drugs ( ergot derivatives)
- adjacent inflammatory conditions ( Crohn’s)
- malignancy ( lymphomas)
Sclerosing retroperitoneal fibrosis is associated what problems in other parts of the body
mediastinal fibrosis
sclerosing cholangitis
Riedel fibrosing thyroiditis
Sclerosing retroperitoneal fibrosis is associated with what disease
IgG4
Micro what is seen in Sclerosing retroperitoneal fibrosis
lymphocytes
germinal centers
plasma cells
eosinophils
treatment for Sclerosing retroperitoneal fibrosis
surgical
What are 4 congenital anomalies of bladder
- diverticula
- exstrophy
- vesicoureteral reflux
- urachus/urachal remnant
What is diverticula
congenital ( can also be acquired) invagination of bladder wall
what is exstrophy
development failure of anterior wall of abdomen and bladder
What is urachus/urachal remnant
- comes out of dome of bladder
- connects fetal bladder with allantois
What is the clinical triad for cystitis ( bladder inflammation)
- urination frequency
- suprapubic pain
- dysuria
What is dysuria
pain/burning sensation
What are common agents for bladder inflammation
E. coli, Proteus, Klebseilla, Enterobacter
Schistosomiasis
what is clinical presentation for interstitial cystitis ? another name?
painful/persistent chronic cystitis
Chronic pelvic pain syndrome
What happens to the bladder in interstitial cystitis
fibrosis of all layers of bladder wall