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SM_198b: Congenital Pediatric GU Anomalies Flashcards

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Congenital anomalies of the kidney and collecting system are ____, ____, and ____

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Congenital anomalies of the kidney and collecting system are multicystic dysplastic kidney, antenatal hydronephrosis / urinary tract dilation, and ureteropelvic junction obstruction

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Congenital anomalies of the ureters are ____ and ____

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Congenital anomalies of the ureters are vesicoureteral reflux and ureteral duplication

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Congenital anomalies of the urethra are ____ and ____

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Congenital anomalies of the urethra are posterior urethral valves and hypospadias

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Congenital anomalies of the scrotum are ____ and ____

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Congenital anomalies of the scrotum are undescended testes and pediatric hydroceles / hernia

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Three stags of renal development are ____, ____, and ____

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Three stags of renal development are

  1. Pronephros
  2. Mesonephros (Wolffian ducts)
  3. Metanephros
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Proper development of the kidney and ureters requires interaction of the ____ with the ____

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Proper development of the kidney and ureters requires interaction of the ureteric bud (mesonephric duct) with the metanephric blastema

  • Failure leads to congenital anomalies of the GU tract
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____ and ____ must interact for the kidney and ureters to properly develop

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Ureteric bud (mesonephric duct) and metanephric blastema must interact for the kidney and ureters to properly develop

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____ occurs if the ureteric bud does not connect / contact the metanephric blastema

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Multicystic dysplastic kidney occurs if the ureteric bud does not connect / contact the metanephric blastema

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____ is the most common cystic renal disease in children, is more common on the left and in boys, and is diagnosed with ultrasound

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Multicystic dysplastic kidney is the most common cystic renal disease in children, is more common on the left and in boys, and is diagnosed with ultrasound

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Ultrasound finding of multicystic dysplastic kidney is ____

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Ultrasound finding of multicystic dysplastic kidney is lack of reniform shape

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Describe pathology of multicystic dysplastic kidney

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Multicystic dysplastic kidney pathology

  • Multiple non-communicating cysts
  • No identifiable normal renal parenchyma
  • Ureteral with or without pelvic atresia
  • Immature glomeruli are often present
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Multicystic dysplastic kidney pathophysiology involves ____ and ____

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Multicystic dysplastic kidney pathophysiology involves malunion of the ureteric bud with the metanephric blastema and early obstruction of the ureter

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Multicystic dysplastic kidney workup involves ____ and identifying contralateral pathology using ____ and ____

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Multicystic dysplastic kidney workup involves ultrasound and identifying contralateral pathology using voiding cystourethrogram and radionucleotide renal scan

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One-third of patients with mutlicystic dysplastic kidney have ___

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One-third of patients with mutlicystic dysplastic kidney have contralateral vesicoureteral reflux

(voiding cystourethrogram)

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Multicystic dysplastic kidney natural history is typically ____

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Multicystic dysplastic kidney natural history is typically involution

(nephrectomy is seldom necessary)

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____ results if there is an abnormality with ureteral development after the ureteric bud joins the metanephric blastema

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Hydronephrosis / urinary tract dilation results if there is an abnormality with ureteral development after the ureteric bud joins the metanephric blastema

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Describe embyrological ureteral development

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Embyrological ureteral development

  • Days 28-35: ureter patent due to urine from mesonephros
  • Days 37-40: ureter loses its lumen
  • Day 40: ureter regains its lumen (midpoint outwards to distal and proximal ureter, last segments to recanalize are ureteropelvic and ureterovesical junctions), ureter invests into the UG sinus (bladder) separated by Chawalla’s membrane (rupture leads to open communication between the ureter and bladder)
  • Week 9: fetal kidney produces urine, ureteral lumenal patency
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Last segments of ureter to recanalize at day 40 are ____ and ____

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Last segments of ureter to recanalize at day 40 are ureteropelvic and ureterovesical junctions

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Hydronephrosis is ____

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Hydronephrosis is dilation of the urinary tract as a consequence of some degree of obstruction

(use the term urinary tract dilation)

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Antenatal urinary tract dilation is most often diagnosed ____ and ____ is the prenatal ultrasound standard of care

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Antenatal urinary tract dilation is most often diagnosed antenatally and 20 week is the prenatal ultrasound standard of care

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Describe urinary tract dilation grading

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Urinary tract dilation grading

  • Grade 0: no hydro
  • Grade 1: slight pelvic dilatation, no calyceal dilatation
  • Grade 2: moderate pelvic dilatation, slight calyceal dilatation (major calyces)
  • Grade 3: large pelvis, dilated calcyes (minor calyces), normal parenchyma
  • Grade 4: large pelvis, dilated calyces, thinned parenchyma
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Antental hydronephrosis most commonly presents with ____, ____, and ____

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Antental hydronephrosis most commonly presents with isolated antenatal hydronephrosis, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, and vesicoureteral reflux

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Describe ureteropelvic junction obstruction

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Ureteropelvic junction obstruction

  • Males > females
  • Left > right
  • May lead to renal deterioration
  • 10-40% bilateral
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Describe etiologies of ureteropelvic junction obstruction

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Ureteropelvic junction obstruction etiologies

  • Intrinsic: aperistaltic segment, intrinsic narrowing, ureteral polyps
  • Extrinsic: high insertion, kinking secondary to periureteral fibrosis, and crossing vessel
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Ureteropelvic junction obstruction presents in infants with \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction presents in infants with **prenatal ultrasound**, abdominal masses, and febrile UTI
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Ureteropelvic junction obstruction presents in older children with \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction presents in older children with **Dietl's crisis (intermittent pain episodes)**, febrile UTI, hematuria, and stones
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Describe ureteropelvic junction obstruction workup
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction workup * Renal ultrasound * Diuretic renogram: MAG 3, differential function, drainage curve * VCUG: 10% chance of reflux
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Ureteropelvic junction obstruction is treated with \_\_\_\_
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction is treated with pyeloplasty
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Vesicoureteral reflux is ____ and the most common cause of \_\_\_\_
Vesicoureteral reflux is reflux of urine up one or both ureters up to the kidney and the most common cause of renal scarring * Associated with bladder and bowel dysfunction * Incidence inversely related to age, Caucasians, girls
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Vesicoureteral reflux presents as ____ or is found \_\_\_\_
Vesicoureteral reflux presents as symptomatic UTI or is found incidentally on evaluation of antenatal urinary tract dilation * Associated with bladder and bowel dysfunction
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Describe causes of vesicoureteral reflux
Causes of vesicoureteral reflux * Abnormality of the ureterovesical junction: intramural tunnel, detrusor support * Due to caudal displacement of the ureteric bud * Lateral displacement of the ureteral orifice
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Gold standard for diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux is \_\_\_\_
Gold standard for diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux is voiding cystourethrogram * Fluorscopic vs nuclear, bottoms up
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Vesicoureteral reflux is graded from ___ to \_\_\_
Vesicoureteral reflux is graded from I to V (higher numbers indicate greater reflux)
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Vesicourteral reflux has a high rate of \_\_\_\_
Vesicourteral reflux has a high rate of symptomatic resolution (higher rate as grade decreases)
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Management of vesicoureteral reflux involves medical management to ____ and surgical management to \_\_\_\_
Management of vesicoureteral reflux involves medical management to prevent UTIs and associated renal scars and surgical management to eliminate vesicoureteral reflux
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\_\_\_\_ results if there are two ureteral buds interacting with the metanephric blastema
Ureteral duplication results if there are two ureteral buds interacting with the metanephric blastema
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Weigert-Meyer rule states that \_\_\_\_
Weigert-Meyer rule states that the ureters invert their positions as they fuse with the urogenital sinus * Upper moiety: ureteral orifice inferiorly and medially * Lower moiety: ureteral orifice superiorly and laterally
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Describe the effect of the Weigert-Meyer rule in ureteral duplication
Weigert-Meyer rule in ureteral duplication * Upper moiety: ureteral orifice inferiorly and medially, more commonly obstructs, can present with incotinence * Lower moiety: ureteral orifice superiorly and laterally, more commonly refluxes
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Upper moiety involves a ureteral orifice positioned ____ and more commonly \_\_\_\_
Upper moiety involves a ureteral orifice positioned inferiorly and medially and more commonly obstructs * Obstructs: ectopic ureter, uterocele
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Lower moiety involves a ureteral orifice positioned ____ and more commonly \_\_\_\_
Lower moiety involves a ureteral orifice positioned superiorly and laterally and more commonly refluxes
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Anomalies of the urethra are ____ and \_\_\_\_
Anomalies of the urethra are posterior urethral valves and hypospadias
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Describe posterior urethral valves
Posterior urethral valves * Most common cause of bladder outlet obstruction in boys * Reported incidence between 1:4000 live male births * Due to abnormal insertion of wolffian ducts into the posterior urethra * Important etiology for renal failure in children
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Posterior urethral valve most commonly presents \_\_\_\_
Posterior urethral valve most commonly presents prenatally
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Posterior urethral valve presents prenatally as a male fetus with \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
Posterior urethral valve presents prenatally as a male fetus with bilateral hydronephrosis, thick-walled bladder, dilated posterior urethra, oligohydramnios
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Potter's syndrome is \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
Potter's syndrome is flattened nose, low set ears, recessed chin, small chest, and limb deformities
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Posterior urethral valve presents postnatally as \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
Posterior urethral valve presents postnatally as urinary retention, renal insufficiency, pulmonary insufficiency, UTIs, poor urinary stream, incontinence
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Posterior urethral valve diagnosis involves ____ and \_\_\_\_
Posterior urethral valve diagnosis involves ultrasound and VCUG
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Describe management of posterior urethral valve
Posterior urethral valve management * Initial: catheterization and medical stabilization * Early: endoscopic valve ablation vs diversion * Late: management of clinical sequelae (ESRD, valve bladder)
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Hypospadias is \_\_\_\_
Hypospadias is embryologic failure of urethral plate to tubularize
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Hypospadias etiology is \_\_\_\_, including \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
Hypospadias etiology is multifactorial, including environmental and / or endocrine disruptors, native endocrine / local tissue disruption, and arrested development
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Hypospadias diagnosis involves \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
Hypospadias diagnosis involves dorsal hood, chordee, deviation of median raphe, and flattened ventral glans
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Hypospadias is associated with \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
Hypospadias is associated with undescended testis, hernia, and disorder of sexual differentiation (hypospadias + undescended testis)
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Hypospadias surgery involves native tissue and is indicated if \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
Hypospadias surgery involves native tissue and is indicated if deviated urinary stream, significant chordee (\> 30 degrees), psychosocial concerns, or comesis (usually at 6-9 months of age)
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Congenital anomalies of the scrotum are ____ and \_\_\_\_
Congenital anomalies of the scrotum are undescended testis and hernia / hydroceles
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Undescended testis is most common in \_\_\_\_, spontaneous descent is ____ after 6 months of age, and diagnosis is made by \_\_\_\_
Undescended testis is most common in premature children, spontaneous descent is rare after 6 months of age, and diagnosis is made by physical exam
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Describe undescended testis terminology
Undescended testis terminology * Acquired testis: a testis previously noted in the scrotum * Ascended testis: becomes extra-scrotal over time * Entrapped testis: becomes extra-scrotal after inguinal surgery * Vanishing testis: initially present at one time but dispapeared secondary to spermatic cord torsion or vascular compromise * Retractile testis: normally descended testis that moves intermittently in and out of the scrotum due to a hyperactive cremasteric reflex, testis can be pulled into scrotum without significant amount of tension on physical exam
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Management of undescended testis occurs due to \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
Management of undescended testis occurs due to fertility, cancer risk (seminoma), cosmesis, and decrease risk of testicular torsion (at 6 months of age or at time of diagnosis)
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Pediatric hernia and hydrocele result from a \_\_\_\_
Pediatric hernia and hydrocele result from a patent processus vaginalis * Hydrocele: fluid only * Hernia: intraperitoneal contents
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Pediatric hernia / hydrocele are must common in ____ children
Pediatric hernia / hydrocele are must common in premature children
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Pediatric hernia / hydrocele diagnosis involves \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
Pediatric hernia / hydrocele diagnosis involves history, physical exam, and radiological studies
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Pediatric hernia / hydrocele indications for surgery are \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
Pediatric hernia / hydrocele indications for surgery are true hernia, evidence of communicating hydrocele, and lack of spontaneous resolution of hydrocele by 18 months * True hernia: look for inguinal bulge * Communicating hydrocele: waxes and waves in size over course of the day, progressive enlargement
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This is \_\_\_\_
This is multicystic dyplastic kidney
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Most common cause of unilateral urinary tract dilation in a newborn is \_\_\_\_
Most common cause of unilateral urinary tract dilation in a newborn is idiopathic
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\_\_\_\_ is the most likely diagnosis in a male fetus with high grade bilateral hydronephrosis
Posterior urethral valves is the most likely diagnosis in a male fetus with high grade bilateral hydronephrosis

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