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Pelvic Anatomy Flashcards

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Compartmental Anatomy of the Female pelvis

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  1. Anterior
  2. Middle
  3. Posterior
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Anterior compartment:

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  1. Urinary bladder, urethra
  2. Ureters
  3. Peritoneal recesses
  4. Fat planes
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Middle compartment:

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  1. Ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina
  2. Broad ligament
  3. Meso-ovarium = double fold of peritoneum
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Posterior comparment

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  1. Rectum & surrounding connective tissues
  2. Peritoneal recesses
    - recto uterine folds: uterosacral ligaments
    - recto vaginal pouch (POD)
  3. Fat planes
    - rectovaginal septum
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Other term of POD

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Recto-vaginal pouch

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Meaning of POD

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Pouch of Douglas

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Normal ovary of NEONATAL/INFANTS

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Small follicles; may be >9mm
Seen in 84% of ovaries in infants <2 yrs

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Normal ovary of CHILD (Pre-menarchal)

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Small follicles; <9mm ; mean 6-7mm
Seen in 68% of ovaries in girls 2-12 yrs

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Normal ovary of ADULT (Post-menarchal)

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Increase in size ; descend deeper into the pelvis
Multiple follicles

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Normal ovary of ADULT (Post-menopausal)

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Decrease in size ; follicles disappear

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Ovarian size best described by ovarian volume

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0.523 x Width x Thickness x Length

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12
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Normal ovarian volume of NEONATAL/INFANT

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1.0 cm3

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Normal ovarian volume of PRE-PUBERTAL GIRLS (2-12 yrs)

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0.7 to 4.0 cm3

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Normal ovarian volume of POST-MENARCHAL

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10 cm3 (2 x 3 x 4)

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15
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Main ovarian artery

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Aorta

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16
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Dual blood supply:

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  1. Aorta
  2. Adnexal branches of the uterine artery
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17
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Where the right ovarian vein drains into?

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IVC

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18
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Where the left ovarian vein drains into?

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Left renal vein

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19
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AP diameter of cervix prominent due to maternal hormones

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Neonate

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20
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Decrease in size due to declining level of hormones

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Child

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21
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Descends with adnexa deeper into pelvis; fundus elongates and thickens; pear-shaped uterus

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Adult (post-menarchal)

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Uterus atrophies such that uterine corpus is equal to or even smaller than cervix

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Adult (post-menopausal)

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23
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3 layers of cervix

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  1. Cervical mucosal layer
  2. Submucosal layer
  3. Cervical stromal layer
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Inner layer of Cx

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Cervical mucosal layer

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Can be hypo-, iso- or slightly hyperechoic

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Cervical mucosal layer

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26
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Thin hypoechoic layer

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Submucosal layer (only sometimes seen)

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27
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Outer layer of the Cx

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Cervical stromal layer

28
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Usually of same echogenicity as myometriun

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Cervical stromal layer

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Normal mucosal folds of the cervical mucosa. They can invaginate deeply within the mucosa.

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Plicae palmitae

30
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Central echogenic band

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Endometrium

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Common benign uterine masses of Endometrium

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  1. Polyp
  2. Endometrial hyperplasia
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Common malignant uterine masses of Endometrium

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  1. Endometrial carcinoma
  2. Endometrial stromal sarcoma
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Common benign uterine masses of myometrium

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  1. Leiomyoma
  2. Adenomyosis/adenomyoma
34
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Common malignant uterine mass of myometrium

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Leiomyosarcoma

35
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Common benign uterine masses of endocervix?

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  1. Polyp
  2. Leiomyoma
36
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Common benign uterine mass of endocervix

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Cervical carcinoma

37
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Endometrial thickness of Menstrual Phase

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Endometrial thickness of Proliferative Phase

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Endometrial thickness of Secretory Phase

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Endometrial thickness of Menopausal

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Endometrial thickness of Patient on Tamoxifen/HRT

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3 layers of endometrium

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  1. Basal layer
  2. Functional layer
  3. Subendometrial layer
43
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Trilaminar appearance

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Late proliferative phase

44
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The most appropriate first line imaging modality to asses the UT and ovaries in an adult

45
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The appearance of the UT and ovaries depends on

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  1. The stage of life cycle
  2. Phase of Menstrual Cycle
46
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Solid appearing pattern with concave margins with no vascularity

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Haemorrhagjc ovarian cyst

47
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Fluid fluid level

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Haemorrhagic cyst

48
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“Fish-net” or reticular pattern within a cyst

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Haemorrhagic cyst

49
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XY karyotype; gonads fail to develop into testes in-utero and thus testosterone production

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Swyer syndrome

50
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Mullerian ducts develop into UT and fallopian tubes

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Swyer syndrome

51
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Normal UT length of NEONATE

52
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b:c ratio of neonate

53
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The appearance of endometrium is echogenic line with small amt of fluid

54
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Normal UT length of Paediatric

55
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b:c ratio of paediatric

56
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The appearance of endometrium is thin echogenic line

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Paediatric

57
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Appearance of UT is smaller and tubular in shape

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Paediatric

58
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Normal ut length of pre-pubertal/pubertal?

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b:c ratio of pre-pubertal?

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1.5 to 2:1

60
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Normal ut length of reproductive?

61
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b:c ratio of reproductive?

62
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Normal ut length of post partum?

63
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Endometrium thickness of menstrual phase

64
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Endometrium thickness of proliferative phase (D5-13)

65
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Endometrium thickness of secretory phase (D14-28)

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