Paediatric urology Flashcards
How common is congenital urogenital anomalies on prenatal ultrasounds?
up to 2%
What is the most common urogenital anomoly that is discovered on prenatal ultrasounds?
60% is hydronephrosis
How common is UPJ obstruction?
1:1500
males 2:1 females in newborn
Differential diagnosis with hydronephrosis in newborns:
UPJ problems 43% VUR (vesicourethral reflux) 24% Megaureter 12% PUV (posterior urethral valves) 11% Duplex systems 10%
What carachterises Megaurethers?
More often males
More on the left side
Can be caused by obstruction and/or reflux
Is primary or secondary (PUV, neurogenic bladder)
If a hydronephrosis is not an obstruction, what else can it be a sign of?
VUR (vesicourethral reflux)
What information is needed from the antenatal ultrasound if a hydronephrosis is discovered?
Laterality, grade of dilatiation, echogenicitiy of the kidney With or without a dilated urether Bladder volume and emptying Sex of child Amniotic fluid volume
What is a VCUG?
Voiding CystoUrethroGram
Gold standard for imaging the bladder and urethra
Can detect: Vesicoureteral reflux urethral valves ureteroceles diverticula neurogenic bladder
What is a MAG3?
Type of Dynamic Renography
shows:
blood flow to the kidney
renal clearance
drainage function
When should UPJ obstruction be operated?
Decreased renal function <40% on affected side Increasing hydronephrosis Manifesting symptoms Poor drainage grade III and IV dilatation
What are the goals in diagnosing and treating UPJ obstruction?
Perserve renal function
Less: UTI Pain Hematuria Urolithiasis
What share of megaurethers will resolve spontaneously?
85%
When should a megaurether be surgically corrected?
Progression in dilatation
Deterioration of renal function
Symptomatic
What is more common, a complete duplex system or a partial?
Partial
What other conditions are a duplex collecting system associated with?
Ectopic urether
Ureterocele
What are the most common sites for an ectopic urether?
Males: posterior urethra
Females: bladder neck, urethra, vagina
more common in girls
What is a ureterocele?
Malformation characteried by pseudo-cystic dilatation of the distal, intravesical portion of urethra
are often a source of obstruction
How common are ureteroceles?
1:4000
How common are ureteroceles in duplex systems?
80% are found in upper pole urether
20% in single systems
How common are bilateral ureteroceles?
10%
What is the ratio boys:girls in the prevalence of ureteroceles?
1:4-7
What is a Posterior Urethral Valve?
Obstructing membranous fold within the lumen of the posterior urethra
What is the most common urinary obstruction that affects newborn boys?
Posterior Urethral Valve (PUV)
1: 5000-8000 live births
is lifethreatening
35% renal insufficiency despite optimal treatment
How do you treat PUV and what is the result?
Shunting
Fetal valve ablation
bladder decompression restoration of amniotic fluid lungs can expand restoration of surfactant no benefit for renal function