URETHRA & PENIS Flashcards
⭐ Length of MALE URETHRA
⭐ Length of FEMALE URETHRA
⭐ Length of MALE URETHRA
🎯 18-21 cm
⭐ Length of FEMALE URETHRA
🎯 3-4 cm
Parts of URETHRA
🧠⚡ PM-BP⚡
⭐ Proximal URETHRA means
⭐ Distal URETHRA means
⭐ Proximal URETHRA means
🎯 Prostatic Urethra ➕ Membranous Urethra
⭐ Distal URETHRA means
🎯 Bulbar Urethra ➕ Penile Urethra
⚡⚡ MOST DISTENSIBLE PRT OF URETHRA
⚡⚡ LEAST DISTENSIBLE PRT OF URETHRA
⚡⚡ MOST DISTENSIBLE PRT OF URETHRA
🎯 PROSTATIC Urethra
⚡⚡ LEAST DISTENSIBLE PRT OF URETHRA
🎯 MEMBRANOUS Urethra
⚡⚡ LONGEST PART of URETHRA
⚡⚡ SMALLEST PART of URETHRA
⚡⚡ LONGEST PART of URETHRA
🎯 Penile URETHRA
⚡⚡ SMALLEST PART of URETHRA
🎯 Membranous URETHRA
⚡⚡ MOST COMMON PART OF URETHRA to get injured in TRAUMA
BULBAR URETHRA
⚡⚡ MOST NARROWEST PART OF URETHRA
External Urinary Meatus
Veromontanum (OR) Seminal Colliculus
Raised Portion distal to PROSTATIC URETHRA
Distal limit in TURP (Chances of INCONTINENCE ⬆️ if injured distal to this point)
Veromontanum
Layers of PENIS
- Skin
- Superficial Fascia (DARTOS)
- Areolar tissue
- Deep Fascia (BUCK’S)
- TUNICA ALBUGINEA
If tunica albuginea ruptures during TRAUMA, leads to
Fracture PENIS
⭐ Single VENTRAL Cylinder in PENIS
⭐ PAIRED Dorsal Cylinder in PENIS
⭐ Single VENTRAL Cylinder in PENIS
🎯 CORPUS SPONGIOSUM
⭐ PAIRED Dorsal Cylinder in PENIS
🎯 CORPORA CAVERNOSA
URETHRA passes through which cylinder in PENIS
Corpus Spongiosum
PHIMOSIS
Meaning
Inability to retract FORESKIN
PHIMOSIS is PHYSIOLOGICAL TILL AGE
2years (In some: 6yrs)
🧑🏻⚕️ Clinical Features of PHIMOSIS
- Asymptomatic
- Symptomatic
✨ Balloning of Foreskin while passing urine
✨ UTI Recurrent
✨ Balanoposthitis (Infection of the GLANS Penis (OR) Prepuce)
✨ Hydronephrosis
Indications for SURGERY in PHIMOSIS
- All Symptomatic cases
- > 6yrs ➕ Asymptomatic
- Religious reasons
- Therapeutic (in Penile Cancer to give Radiotherapy)
💊💉 MANAGEMENT of PHIMOSIS
🧠⚡ PGS⚡
Surgery:
1. Conventional CIRCUMCISION
2. Plastibel
3. Gomco clamps
4. Staplers
INCISION to Foreskin is always given
DORSALLY
✨ Ventral Incision is not given DUE TO:
1. FRENULAR Vessels ➕
2. Urethra ➕
COMPLICATIONS of CIRCUMCISION
- Hemorrhage: Frenular Vessels
- Infections
- CHORDEE: Bending of Penis
PARAPHIMOSIS
🧠⚡PARA⚡
Foreskin forms CONSTRICTION RING around the PENIS (ex: After Catheterization)
🧑🏻⚕️ Clinical Features of PARAPHIMOSIS
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
- Swollen Edematous Foreskin
- CONSTRICTION of Penis
💊💉 MANAGEMENT of PARAPHIMOSIS
- Apply JELLY & Deposit Foreskin
- Ice bags & Gentle Compression
- Puncture in Swollen Foreskin
- Dorsal slit procedure
- Circumcision
⚡⚡ MOST COMMON CONGENITAL UROGENITAL ANOMALY
Hypospadias
Hypospadias
Meaning
Urethral Opening is present BELOW (Ventrally Placed)
ASSOCIATIONS OF HYPOSPADIAS
- Cryptorchidism
- Inguinal Hernia
- Micropenis
⚡⚡ MOST COMMON & MILDEST FORM OF HYPOSPADIAS
⚡⚡ MOST SEVERE FORM OF HYPOSPADIAS
⚡⚡ MOST COMMON & MILDEST FORM OF HYPOSPADIAS
🎯 Glanular HYPOSPADIAS
⚡⚡ MOST SEVERE FORM OF HYPOSPADIAS
🎯 PERINEAL
Types of HYPOSPADIAS
🧠⚡Distal: GCS ⚡
🧠⚡Mid: MiD ⚡
🧠⚡Proximal: PPSP⚡
🧑🏻⚕️ Clinical Features of HYPOSPADIAS
- Downward Directed Stream of Urine
- Difficulty during Intercourse
- INFERTILITY
- Chordee: Bent penis
- Hooded Prepuce
Rule: More Proximal the HYPOSPADIAS,
- More SEVERE Clinical Manifestations
- More SEVERE Chordee
Chordee
Bent penis
Best time for Surgery in HYPOSPADIAS
6-12 months
Principles of SURGERY in HYPOSPADIAS
🧠⚡SOGU⚡
- Skin cover
- Orthoplasty: Chordee Correction
- Glanuloplaty
- URETHROPLASTY: Re-position Urethral Opening & Tubularise Urethra
Any GENITAL SURGERY in a child should always be done before
18 months (1.5yrs)
⭐ at 18 months, develops Genital Awareness
Surgeries for HYPOSPADIAS
⚡⚡ MOST COMMON COMPLICATION OF HYPOSPADIAS SURGERY
⚡⚡ MOST COMMON LONG TERM COMPLICATION OF HYPOSPADIAS SURGERY
⚡⚡ MOST COMMON COMPLICATION OF HYPOSPADIAS SURGERY
🎯 Urethrocutaneous Fistula
⚡⚡ MOST COMMON LONG TERM COMPLICATION OF HYPOSPADIAS SURGERY
🎯 Stricture Formation
COMPLICATION OF HYPOSPADIAS SURGERY
✨ Urethrocutaneous fistula
✨ Hemorrhage
✨ Infection
✨ Chordee recurrance
✨ Stricture Formation
EPISPADIAS
🧠⚡ pEE: when you have Epispadias, you hit your Eye when you pEE”⚡
Abnormal opening of penile urethra on dorasl surface of penis due to faulty positioning of the genital tubercle
✨ Exstrophy of the bladder is associated with Epispadias
ECTOPIA VESICAE
Synonyms
✨ Bladder EXOSTROPHY
✨ ⚡⚡ MOST Severe form of EPISPADIAS
MOST Severe form of EPISPADIAS
ECTOPIA vesicae
ASSOCIATIONS of ECTOPIA VESICAE
- UNDESCENDED TESTIS
- Bifid Clitoris
- Congenital Hernias
Identify
ECTOPIA Vesicae
URETHRAL INJURY
Vermooten Sign
⭐ seen in
⭐ Proximal Urethra Injury: Per Rectal Examination
✨ High Riding Prostate / Floating Prostate
⭐ Signs of PROXIMAL URETHRA INJURY
⭐ Signs of DISTAL URETHRA INJURY
⭐ Signs of PROXIMAL URETHRA INJURY
🎯 deep Perineal Hematoma in Anterior Abdominal wall & Upper ⅓rd of THIGH
⭐ Signs of DISTAL URETHRA INJURY
🎯 BUTTERFLY HEMATOMA (involving PENIS & SCROTUM)
Straddle injury to Penis leads to
Distal URETHRA Injury
🧑🏻⚕️ Clinical Features of URETHRAL INJURY
🧠⚡P²⚡
- Passing Urine Difficulty
- Passing Blood at TIP of MEATUS
🩺 IOC for URETHRAL INJURY
Retrograde URETHROGRAM (Contrast)
⚡⚡ MOST COMMON SITE OF URETHRAL INJURY
Bulbo-membranous junction
Foley’s CATHETER is NEVER USED in Urethral Injury, Why?
Converts a PARTIAL TEAR into a FULL TEAR
Indications for SUPRAPUBIC CATHETERIZATION in URETHRAL INJURY
- Inability to pass urine
- Bladder is DISTENDED
Buccal MUCOSAL GRAFT used for URETHROPLASTY is known as
BARBAGLI’S TECHNIQUE
💊💉 MANAGEMENT of URETHRAL STRICTURE
⭐ SHORT & PARTIAL
⭐ SHORT & COMPLETE
⭐ LONG & COMPLETE
⭐ SHORT & PARTIAL
🎯 OPTICAL INTERNAL URETHROTOMY (OIU) (OR) VISUAL INTERNAL URETHROTOMY (VIU)
⭐ SHORT & COMPLETE
🎯 Spatulation & END to END Anastamosis
⭐ LONG & COMPLETE
🎯 URETHROPLASTY
🧑🏻⚕️ Clinical Features of # SHAFT OF PENIS
🧠⚡Injury to CORPORA & TEAR in Tunica Albuginea⚡
- Popping Sound ➡️ Penis becomes FLACCID
- EGGPLANT Deformity ➕ (if HEMATOMA ➕)
💊💉 MANAGEMENT of # SHAFT OF PENIS
SURGERY
Repair Tunica albuginea
Repair CORPORA
AUBERGINE SIGN
Eggplant deformity in # SHAFT of Penis
Problem in POSTERIOR URETHRAL VALVES (PUV)
One way valves
⬇️
Does NOT allow the patient to PASS URINE
Classification used for PUV
Young’s CLASSIFICATION
PUV CLASSIFICATION
⚡⚡ MOST COMMON Type of PUV
Type 1
Type 3 PUV is also known as
Cobb’s Collar
🧑🏻⚕️ Clinical Features of PUV
- Recurrent UTI with SEPSIS
- Hydronephrosis
- Palpable ABDOMINAL MASS
- ESRD
Identify
Keyhole deformity
⬇️
PUV
💊💉 MANAGEMENT of PUV
Endoscopic FULGRATION
PEYRONIE’S DISEASE
Problem?
Calcific Deposition in the CORPORA CAVERNOSA
Cause of PEYRONIE’S DISEASE
- Idiopathic
- IgG4 related Disorder
- Trauma
🩺 IOC for PEYRONIE’S DISEASE
CT/MRI
💊💉 MANAGEMENT of PEYRONIE’S DISEASE
Medical: Calcium Channel Blockers
⬇️
Surgical: NESBITT PROCEDURE
NESBITT PROCEDURE used for
PEYRONIE’S DISEASE
⭐ Non-absorbable suture bites are made on opposite side of bend
⬇️
Fibrosis on this side
⬇️
Balance out
Priapsim
Definition
Prolonged & Painful ERECTION of PENIS > 4hrs
Ischemia (OR) Necrosis can occur in PRIAPISM, if erection lasts
> 6 hrs
Types of PRIAPISM
✨ High FLOW
✨ Low FLOW / Ischemic
Which type of PRIAPISM MOST COMMON
Low Flow
Which investigation is used to identify BLOCK in Low Flow PRIAPISM
ANGIOGRAPHY
💊💉 MANAGEMENT of PRIAPISM
- Sedate the Patient
- Inject Adrenaline / Phenylephrine
⬇️
⬇️ if fails
SHUNT SURGERY
✨ GRAY HACK SHUNT
✨ WINTER SHUNT
✨ GRAY HACK SHUNT
🧠⚡GCS ⚡
Corporo-Saphenous Shunt
✨ WINTER SHUNT
🧁WCG🧁
Corporo-Glanular Shunt
💊💉 MANAGEMENT of HIGH FLOW PRIAPISM DUE TO FISTULA
Embolization
Premalignant conditions leading to PENILE CANCER
- Bowen’s Disease
- Erythroplasia of Queyrat
- Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans
- Genital Warts: HPV infection
- Leukoplakia
⭐ Bowen’s Disease presents as
⭐ Erythroplasia of Queyrat presents as
⭐ Bowen’s Disease presents as
🎯 REDDISH PAPULES on SHAFT
🎯 SUNBURNT APPEARANCE
⭐ Erythroplasia of Queyrat presents as
🎯 REDDISH PAPULES on GLANS
⚡⚡ MOST COMMON GENE AFFECTED IN PENILE CANCER
P53
Buschke Lowenstein Tumour
✨ HPV Infection
✨ Slow Growing
✨ Grows Outwards
✨ Better Prognosis
🧑🏻⚕️ Clinical Features of PENILE CANCER
- Foul-smelling
- Ulcero-proliferative growth
- Inguinal Lymph node ENLARGEMENT
🩺 IOC for PENILE CANCER
🩺 IOC for STAGING of PENILE CANCER
🩺 IOC for PENILE CANCER
🎯 INCISIONAL BIOPSY
(Avoid Biopsy from Necrotic Area)
🩺 IOC for STAGING of PENILE CANCER
🎯 MRI
Which staging is used for PENILE CANCER
Jackson’s staging
JACKSON’S STAGING
T1: SKIN
T2: CORPORA
T3: URETHRA
T4: ADJACENT STRUCTURES Involved
💊💉 MANAGEMENT of BOWEN’S DISEASE (OR) IN-SITU PENILE CANCER
5-FLUOROURACIL Cream
💊💉 MANAGEMENT of SLOW GROWING PENILE CANCER INVOLVING GLANS
Glansectomy
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PENILE CANCER
🎯 Distal CANCERS: Partial PENECTOMY
🎯 Proximal CANCERS with > 2cm STUMP: Partial PENECTOMY
🎯 Proximal CANCERS with < 2cm STUMP: Total Amputation with Perineal urethrostomy
Margin STATUS in PENILE CANCER
1cm Margin & 2cm STUMP should be left
Seen in
PIE in SKY appearance in IVP
MEMBRANOUS URETHRA injury
✨ Elevation of the urinary bladder by a large pelvic hematoma also suggests urethral injury
Superior DISPLACEMENT of PROSTATE DOES NOT OCCUR
Why?
PROSTATIC Urethra is DENSELY adhered to PUBIS via
✨ Puboprostatic Ligament
✨ UROGENITAL diaphragm
RIDIMG PROSTATE or FLOATING PROSTATE
MEANING?
Apex of PROSTATE being ≥ +1 SD farther from ANAL VERGE
Which INVESTIGATION is preferred for
⭐ ANTERIOR URETHRA
⭐ POSTERIOR URETHRA
⭐ ANTERIOR URETHRA
🎯 RGU
⭐ POSTERIOR URETHRA
🎯 MCU
Fowler’s SYNDROME seen in
♀️ with PCOS
Fowler’s SYNDROME
Problem
Abnormal MYOTONIC DISCHARGE OF URETHRAL SPHINCTER
⬇️
Functional Obstruction of URETHRA
🧑🏻⚕️ Clinical Features of FOWLER’S SYNDROME
Urinary RETENTION
🩺 IOC for FOWLER’S SYNDROME
Emg
💊💉 MANAGEMENT of Fowler’s SYNDROME
Sacral Neuromodulation
Identify
URETHRAL carbuncle
💊💉 MANAGEMENT of URETHRAL CARBUNCLE
Excision using CAUTERY
Soft Raspberry like PEDUNCULATED SWELLING in POSTERIOR URETHRAL WALL
Urethral CARBUNCLE