Opening Round Flashcards
Case 1
Is there an increased risk of Renal Cell in ADPKD
No
Case 1
How does ADPKD tend to present clinically?
Hematuria
Hypertension
Renal Insufficiency
Case 1
Name two Complications of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Renal failure
- Nearly all patients
Intracranial aneurysms
- 15% of patients
Case 2
Define the four classes of Renal Trauma
Class I
- Contusion or Capsular hematoma
Class II
- Major Laceration
Class III
- Multifocal laceration or renal vessel injury
Class IV
- UPJ disruption
Case 2
How do you manage renal injury based on class
Class I
- Conservative
Class II/III
- Depends on patient stability
Class IV
- Surgery
Case 3
What is the normal path of renal migration during development?
Ureteral bud
- Develops at the S1 level
- Migrates cranially to the L2 level
Case 3
What is the most common complication of a pelvic kidney?
UPJ Obstruction
Followed by
- Reflux
- Stone formation
Case 4
What single imaging feature is diagnostic of multilocular cystic nephroma?
Herniation in to the renal pelvis
- Very specific
- Not very sensitive
Case 3
What causes pelvic ectopia of a kidney?
Arrest of cranial migration of the ureteral bud as it tries to join the metanephric bud
Case 4
DDX of a renal mass with septations and thickened margins
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Multilocular cystic nephroma
- Complicated renal cyst
- Infection
- Hemorrhage
Case 5
Causes of unilateral papillary necrosis?
Pyelonephritis
Ureteral Obstruction
Tuberculosis
Renal Vein Thrombosis
Case 4 What Bosniak class cystic masses require surgery?
III and IV
Case 5
Name causes of Papillary Necrosis
POSTCARD
Pyelonephritis Obstruction Sickle Cell Disease TB Cirrhosis / Pancreatitis Analgesic Abuse Renal Vein Thrombosis Diabetes
Case 6
T/F
Hydronephrosis in the setting of pyeolonephritis may be nonobstructive
True
- Bacterial Endotoxin
- Smooth muscle paralysis
- Non-obstructive hydronephrosis
Case 6
What is the mechanism by which Pyelonephritis occurs
Infection ascending from the bladder via reflux
Case 5
Are filling defects in Papillary Necrosis in the renal calyx or the medulla
Medulla
Case 6
What else can look like pyeolonephritis?
Renal contusion
Case 6
What is the cause of decreased enhancement in pyelonephritis?
Papillary necrosis
Case 7
What is the likelihood that a calcified renal mass is a renal cell?
60%
–> All calcified renal masses should be further evaluated
Case 7
Is rim calcification a benign or malignant feature
80% Benign
- Cysts complicated by
- Infection
- Hemorrhage
20 % malignant!
(the q may be asked in reverse)
Case 8
What stage is an RCC with renal vein tumor thrombosis?
III
Case 8
How often do you see synchronous RCC lesions?
2%
Case 9
Is RCC more common in men or women?
Men
- x 2
- Age 50-70
Case 10
How often do you see synchronous TCC lesions?
40%
vs RCC
- 2%
Case 10
What percentage of TCC’s develop in the bladder
90%
Case 10
DDX of a non-calcified filling defect on a urogram
Radiolucent stone
TCC
Air bubble
Infectious debris
Case 11
T/F
Uric acid stones are radiolucent on CT.
False
- virtually all calculi are radiodense on CT
Case 10
Risk factors for urinary bladder cancer?
Smoking Benze exposure Analgesic abuse Balkan nephropathy Some oncologic chemoRx
Case 12
What modalities can help to differentiate hydronephrosis versus peripelvic cysts seen on Ultrasound
Postcontrast CT
Postconstrast MRI
IVP
Case 11
What is soft tissue rim sign?
Collar of ST around a ureteral stone on CT
Case 13
Two causes of immobile, off-midline stone in the bladder
Stone in - Bladder Diverticulum - Ureterocele Displacement of a stone by - Mass - Enlarged prostate
Case 13
Define a Ureterocele
Focal dilation of the distal end of the ureter
- Typically smooth regular wall
Case 13
Define a Pseudoureterocele
Dilation of the intramural ureter
- 2o to contiguous bladder dz
- Irregular thick, nodular wall
Case 13
What are the most common complications of an intravesical ureterocele?
- Obstruction
- Stones
- Milk of Ca+
- Recurrent UTIs
- Hydronephrosis
Case 14
What makes up most radiolucent urinary tract stones?
Uric acid
Case 14
DDx for filling defect in collecting system?
Radiolucent stone TCC Blood Clot Infectious debris Sloughed papillae Ari bubble
Case 15
Is UPJ obstruction functional or anatomic?
Functional
- Ureteral smooth muscle
- Deficiency
- Derangement
- > Failure of normal peristalsis
Case 15
What is congenital UPJ obstruction associated with?
Horseshoe kidney Contralateral multicystic dysplastic kidney Contralateral renal agenesis Ureteral duplication Vesicoureteral reflux
Case 15
How often is congenital UPJ obstruction bilateral?
How is it treated?
20%
Surgically
- Endopyelotomy
- Open Pyeloplasty
Case 16
When does the portal venous phase of contrast enhancement occur?
70-90 seconds
Case 16
When does the pyelographic phase of contrast enhancement occur?
120-180 seconds
Case 16
What are three most common primary renal tumors in adults?
Renal cell carcinoma
Transitional cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Case 17
Causes of hematuria
Stones UTI Malignancy Glomoerulonephritis Prostatic hypertrophy
Case 19
Is TCC more common in men or women?
Men
- 3 x
- 50-60 yo
Case 15
Most common cause of abdominal masses in neonates?
UPJ Obstruction
Case 18
Name four causes of bladder stones
Urinary stasis Foreign body Stones from kidneys 1o endemic stone dz - PESD
Case 19
What are two reasons to get a postvoid film on an IVP
Evaluate bladder
- Mucosa
- Function
Case 17
DDX of an adherent and irregular bladder mass
Bladder carcinoma Benign bladder tumor Fungal infection Cystitis Fibrosis Adherent blood products
Case 20
What is the most important feature of bladder cancer to determine therapy and prognosis?
Extension through the muscular bladder wall
Case 20
What stage is a bladder tumor that breaches the muscular layer of the bladder wall?
T3a
Case 20
What is the most common histologic subtype of bladder CA?
What histologic subtype is associated with urachal remnants?
TCC - 85%
AdenoCA
Case 21
What are two risk factors for emphysematous cystitis
Diabetes
Bladder outlet obstruction
Case 21
Is emphysematous cystitis an emergency?
How is it treated?
No, it’s not an emergency
Antibiotics
Bladder drainage (foley or suprapubic)
Treat the hyperglycemia in diabetics
Case 21
What common bacterial organisms cause emphysematous cystitis?
Most common
- E. coli
- Enterobacter
Followed by
- Clostredium perfringes
- Nocardia
- Candida
Case 22
What are the features of an intraperitoneal bladder rupture?
Cloud-like Collect in - Rectouterine - Rectovesical pouch Outline small bowel loops Extends to paracolic gutters
Case 20
DDx for multiple polypoid bladder masses
Multifocal bladder CA
Fungal infection
Focal proliferative cystitis
Case 23
How are extraperitoneal ruptures treated?
Foley Decompression
- Allows for spontaneous healing