renal Flashcards
Most common renal mass
cysts
cyst Project away from the kidney
Exophytic
cyst arising from the cortex, larger will bulge outwards or distort contour
Cortical
cyst adjacent to pelvis, bulging inwards
parapelvic
cyst arising from the inside of the pelvis, may
mimic hydronephrosis or even cause it
peripelvic
Most common benign renal tumor
Angiomyolipoma / hamartoma
Most common benign renal tumor in pediatrics
Mesonephric blastoma / hamartoma
Tumor made of blood vessels.
Hemangioma
2nd most common benign renal mass
Oncocytoma
Often found in older men. A stellate (star) shaped
central scar with vascularity
Oncocytoma
Pyelo =
pelvis
Most common cause of Acute Pyelonephritis
ascending
UTI from bladder
This infection
starts in the parenchyma and is most often caused by a throat (strep) infection,
Glomerulonephritis
enlarged kidney with echogenic cortex and
prominent pyramids
acute Glomerulonephritis
most common cause of fungal uti
Candida albicans.
most common cause of parasitic uti
schistosomiasis.
Most common renal cancer. Most
common solid renal mass
Renal Cell Carcinoma , hypernephroma.
Most common cancer of bladder.
Transitional cell carcinoma
Most common solid malignant abdominal mass in peds.
Nephroblastoma AKA Wilms tumor
Most commonly caused by atherosclerosis.
Renal artery stenosis
Tardus parvus waveform distal to stenosis at
segmental artery
Most common renal vascular variation:
: duplicate renal arteries.
Compression of the left renal vein by SMA and aorta.
Nutcracker syndrome
AKA renal vein entrapment.
Most common vascular complication
Renal artery stenosis
