Module 6 : Congenital Flashcards

1
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what is a variation

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  • variation of anatomy
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is a varient pathological what could it interfere with

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  • no pathological

- could interfere with function

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3
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are variants and anomalies congenital or developmental

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  • both
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4
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can anomalies be major or minor

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  • yes
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5
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what are 4 different areas where there could be anomalies

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  • number
  • size
  • positon
  • structure
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6
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are anomalies or variants more common to interfere with function

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  • anomalies
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what are the 15 anomalies of the urinary tract

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  • hypertrophied column of Bertin
  • junctional parenchymal defect
  • extra renal pelvis
  • dromedary hump
  • fetal lobulation
  • renal sinus lipomatosis
  • duplicated collecting system
  • ureteroceles
  • horse shoe kidney
  • ectopic kidney
  • compensatory hypertrophy
  • supernumerary kidney
  • hypoplasia
  • congenital megacalices
  • congenital megaureter
  • ureteropelvic obstruction
  • ptosis
  • multiple renal arteries
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what is a hypertrophied column of Berlin (HCB)

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  • double layer of cortex between medullary pyramids
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9
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where is a HCB commonly located

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  • upper or middle portion of the kidney
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10
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how does a HCB indent the sinus

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  • laterally
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11
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what is the upper limit of normal for an HCB

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< 3cm

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12
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US appearance of HCB

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  • isoechoic and continuous with renal cortex
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13
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what causes a junctional parenchymal defect

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  • incomplete embryological fusion
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14
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what kidney is junctional parenchymal defect more commonly identified

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  • right

- liver gives us a good window to see them

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US look of junctional parenchymal defects

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  • hyperechoic wedge shape area

- can be confused with scarring

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16
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where is an extra Renal pelvis (ERP) located

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  • medial to renal sinus
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17
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what might an ERP mimic and what can patients be more prone to

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  • hydro

- hydro

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18
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can ERP decompress

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  • yes when patient in prone
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19
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where is a dromedary hump most commonly seen

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  • lateral aspect of left kidney
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what is a dromedary hump

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  • thickening or bulging of the cortex
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21
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what is important to visualize to diagnose a dromedary hump vs a mass

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  • CM junction

- will have pyramids

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22
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what is fetal lobulation

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  • infolding of the cortex with no thinning
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23
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what will the outer contour of the kidney look like with fetal lobulation

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  • scalloped cortex
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24
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is fetal lobulation common or uncommon

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  • more common than not
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25
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what is renal sinus lipomatosis

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  • excessive fatty infiltration of the renal sinus
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26
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what 2 things is renal sinus lipomatosis associated with

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  • aging

- obesity

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27
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US look of renal sinus lipomatosis

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  • enlarged echogenic sinus
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28
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what is the most common anomaly of the UT

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  • duplicated collecting system
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29
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what is a duplicated collecting system `

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  • variable duplication of the renal sinus
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30
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what are the 2 types of duplicated collecting system

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  • complete

- incomplete

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31
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what is complete duplicated collecting system

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  • 2 collection systems
  • 2 ureters
  • superior ureter will have ECTOPIC bladder insertion
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32
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what is incomplete duplicated collecting system

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  • duplicated ureters join before inserting into the bladder

- Y shaped ureter

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33
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what 4 things is duplicated collecting system associated with

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  • UPJ obstruction
  • uterus didelphys
  • reflux
  • ureterocele
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34
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US look of duplicated collecting system

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  • kidney longer than normal
  • 2 separate sinus regions
  • cortex through entire centre of the kidney
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35
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what is a ureterocele

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  • cystic dilation of th eternal ureter which protrudes in the urinary bladder
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36
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is ureteroceles congenital or acquired

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  • can be both
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37
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what other disorders will patients with ureteroceles commonly have

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  • UTIs

- obstruction

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38
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what is a horseshoe kidney

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  • fusion of the kidney at lower poles
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39
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what leads to an increased risk for infection and stone formation with horseshoe kidney

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  • malrotation

- associated UPJ obstruction

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40
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US look of horseshoe kidney

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  • difficult to identify lower pole
  • lower position in abdomen
  • inferior pole situated more medially
  • renal tissue drapes ANTERIOR to great vessels (isthmus)
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41
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what is an ectopic kidney

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  • failure of kidney to ascend in utero
42
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where is the kidney usually located with ectopic kidney

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  • pelvis and unilateral
43
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what does the ectopic kidney usually look like

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  • small and abnormally rotated
44
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what is crossed ectopia

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  • both kidneys located on one side

- upper pole of ectopic kidney usually fused to the lower pole of normal kidney

45
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what is compensatory hypertrophy

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  • tissue/organ expands in volume
46
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is compensatory hypertrophy diffuse or focal

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  • DIFFUSE sometimes focal
47
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what 2 factors will cause a normal kidney to enlarge

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  • unilateral kidney agenisis

- nephrectomy

48
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what is a supernumerary kidney

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  • very rare

- small extra kidney with its own blood supply

49
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is a true hypoplastic kidney common or rare

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  • rare
50
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what is a hypoplastic kidney

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  • contains two few nephrons
51
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is hypoplastic kidney unilateral or bilateral

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  • both
52
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US look of hypoplastic kidney

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  • small kidney

- difficult to visualize

53
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what are the characteristics of congenital megacalices

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  • non obstructive
  • unilateral
  • normal function and parenchyma
  • enlarged clubbed calyces
  • increased risk of kidney stones
54
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characteristics of congenital megaureter

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  • functional obstruction of ureter due to distal peristalsis
  • men
  • left
  • may lead to hydro
  • fusiform dilation of the distal third of the ureter
55
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characteristics of ureteropelvic obstruction

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  • results in hydro
  • males
  • left
  • caused by functional or anatomical anomaly
  • ## increased incidence of MCKD and contralateral renal agenisis
56
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what is the most common palpable mass of the neonatal abdomen

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  • UPJ obstruction
57
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US look of UPJ obstruction

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  • ballooning of renal pelvis
  • cortical atrophy
  • ureter normal
58
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characteristics of ptosis

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  • renal fascia tears

- prolapse of kidney

59
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characteristics of multiple renal arteries

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  • developmental anomaly’s

- failure of regression of renal vessels during ascent

60
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what are 3 bladder anomalies

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  • exstrophy
  • hypospadia
  • bladder outlet obstruction
61
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is bladder exstrophy common or rare what gender is it more common in

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  • rare

- men

62
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what is bladder exstrophy

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  • large anterior abdominal wall defect
63
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what gender is effected by hypospadias

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  • males
64
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what is hypospadias

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  • urethra opens posteriorly not centrally

- check for renal anomaly’s

65
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what is bladder outlet obstruction and what does it cause

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  • obstruction of bladder outlet

- hydro

66
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what are the 3 potential causes of bladder outlet obstruction

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  • neurogenic bladder
  • tumors
  • congenital malformations (posterior urethral valves)
67
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what is a posterior urethral valve and who is it most common in

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  • flap of mucosa obstructs the bladder outlet

- males

68
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what do patients with posterior urethral valves present with

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  • palpable flank mass and failure to thrive
69
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US look of PUV

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  • thick walled bladder
  • key hole appearance
  • dilated ureters/hydro
70
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what are the 4 urachal anomalies

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  • patent
  • urachal cyst
  • urachal sinus
  • diverticulum
71
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what is the most common urachal anomaly

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  • patent

- associated with urethral obstruction

72
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which gender is affected more by urachal anomalies

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  • men
73
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US look of urachal anomalies

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  • anechoic mass between the bladder and umbilicus
74
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characteristics of situs inversus

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  • organ of abdominal cavity reversed
  • liver located on the left
  • spleen right
  • orientation of heart reversed
75
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what are the 5 vascular variations of the abdomen

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  • accessory hepatic vein
  • variations in hepatic branching
  • hepatic artery branching from (LGS SMA)
  • extra renal arteries
76
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what are the 3 types of organ agenisis

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  • complete
  • partial
  • biliary atresia
77
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what three complete organ agenisis is incompatible with life

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  • liver
  • adrenal (bilateral)
  • kidney (bilateral)
78
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is GB agenisis common or rare or life threatening

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  • rare

- not life threatening

79
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is bladder agenisis rare and what is it associated with

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  • rare

- still born or multiple other abnormalities

80
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with what organs partial agencies would compensatory hypertrophy show

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  • liver
  • pancrease
  • unilateral kidney or adrenal
81
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what is biliary atresia

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  • bile ducts from hilum of liver enter to the duodenum are obliterated
  • rare
  • treated surgically
82
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what 6 structures may be duplicated

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  • multiple hepatic ducts
  • duplicated renal collecting system
  • bladder
  • gallbladder
  • panc tail
  • accessory adrenal glands
83
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what 5 organs can be ectopic

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  • kidneys
  • ureteral insertions
  • GB
  • panc tissue
  • accessory spleens
84
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what are the 2 pancreatic anomalies

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  • annular

- pancreatic divisum

85
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characteristics of annular panc

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  • rare
  • panc head surrounds second part of duodenum
  • males
86
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what is the most common panc variant

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pancreatic divisum

87
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characteristics of panc divisum

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  • dorsal and ventral buds do not fuse
  • 2 separate ducts
  • prone to pancreatitis
88
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what are 2 adrenal gland abnormalities

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  • congenital hypoplasia

- congenital hyperplasia (adrenogenital syndrome)

89
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characteristics of adrenal hypoplasia

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  • hormone production altered
  • males
  • hypogonadism
90
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characteristics of adrenal hyperplasia

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  • autosomal recessive
  • interferes with production of cortisol and aldosterone
  • females results in vitalization (more male)
  • precocious puberty
  • adrenals diffusely enlarged
91
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what are 3 splenic variants

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  • accessory spleen
  • born again spleen
  • wandering spleen
92
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what is an accessory spleen

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  • splenunculi
  • located at splenic hilum
  • same texture and echogenicty as spleen
93
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what is a born again spleen

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  • hypertrophy of accessory spleen post splenectomy
94
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what is a wandering spleen

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  • long mesentery (point of attachment)

- prone to torsion

95
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what are congenital splenic abnormalities a part of and what are the 2 types

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  • spectrum of anomalies known as visceral heterotaxy

- asplenia, polysplenia

96
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what is asplenia

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  • dominant right side organs
  • midline liver
  • GU/GI tract anomalies
  • compeer cardiac malformations
97
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what is polysplenia

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  • dominant left side organs
  • biliary atresia
  • absence of GB
  • GI abnormalities
98
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what is hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

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  • congenital narrowing of pylorus
  • hypertrophy of pyloric muscle
  • new born males
99
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clinical presentation of HPS

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  • projectile vomitting
  • palpable abdominal mass
  • dehydration
  • weight loss, failure to thrive
100
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US technique of HPS

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  • patient in supine or RLD
  • obtain long and short of pylorus
  • evaluate real time motion
101
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US look of HPS

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  • doughnut sign
    + hypo echoic muscle mass with central hyperechoic lumen
  • thickness > 3mm HPS
  • pyloric canal length > 15mm consistent with HPS
102
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what is bezoars

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  • mass of foreign material in the stomach usually hair