Surgery Part 3 Flashcards
Weight of kidney
150 to 160 g
Pain fibers of the ureter
T12 to L2
Prostate gland size
4 x 3 x 2 cm
Weight of prostate gland
15 to 18 grams
Blood supply of prostate gland
Inferior vesical a.
Middle hemorrhoidal a.
Internal pudental a.
Venous drainage of prostate
Pelvic plexus –> hypogastric v.
Connection with Batson’s plexus, hence brain/spine mets in prostate cancer
Nerve supply of prostate
Motor and sensory (parasympathetic): S3 to S4
Vasomotor (sympathetic): Hypogastric n.
Weight and covering of testes and epididymis
20 g, tunica albuginea
Blood supply of testes and epididymis
from aorta just below renal a.
Venous drainage of testes and epididymis
R spermatic v. directly into IVC
L spermatic v. drains into L renal v.
Blood supply of urinary bladder
Superior, middle and inferior branches of hypogastric a.
Autonomic nerve supply or urinary bladdder
sacral cord
pre-sacral and epigastric plexus
Process of normal micturition
Bladder contraction coincides with decrease in outlet resistance
Mitcturition center
Pons
Motor pathway to urinary bladder
pelvic n.
Erectile bodies in penis
corpora cavernosa (2) and corpus spongiosum (1, ventral body)
Somatic sensory n. of penis
S3 to S4 (ilioinguinal)
Sympathetic vasomotor n. of penis
hypogastric
Parasympathetic n. of penis
S2 - S4 via nervi erigentes –> cavernosal n. (impotence if injured in pelvic surgery)
LUTS may be caused by
prostatic enlargement
urethral stricture
Causes of erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction
Endocrinologic
Vasculogenic
Neurogenic
Significant findings in urinalysis
RBC > 3/hpf
WBC > 5/hpf
Semen analysis
2-5 days sexual abstinence Volume of 1.5 ml 15M spermatozoa per ml 10% motility 4% normal morphology 2 abnormal semen analysis for confirmation
Normal bladder capacity is
400 to 600 ml
Normal filling pressure
<15 cm water
First sensation of bladder filling
1/3 of normal capacity (200 ml?)
Which WINSURF (LUTS) symptoms are obstructive and which are irritative?
Obstructive: WISR
Irritative: NUF
Weak stream Intermittency Nocturia Straining Urgency Retention Frequency
How does Proteus cause urinary infections?
Urea splitting causes urinary alkalinization and precipitation of calcium
(xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis)
Perinephric abscess common in diabetic patients
Emphysematous pyelonephritis
Reiter’s syndrome
conjunctivitis
non-gonococcal urethritis
arthritis