URINARY Section 11: Bladder Flashcards
Prune Belly (Eagle Barrett Syndrome)
Shaped like a pear (big wide bell).
Prune Belly (Eagle Barrett Syndrome) Triad
Deficiency of abdominal musculature + Hydroureteronephrosis + Cryptorchidism (bladder distension interferes with testicular descent)
Midline mass + calcification in any urachal tissue =
Carcinoma
Priamary concern of Urachus
Development of a midline adenoCA
Bladder Diverticula can be acquired secondary to
Chronic outlet obstruction (Big prostate)
congenital bladder diverticula, seen at the vesicoureteric junction, NOT associated with posterior urethral valves or neurogenic bladder
“Hutch Diverticulum”
bilateral Hutch diverticula
Bladder diverticula associated syndrome
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Bladder Diverticula typically arise from
the lateral walls or near the ureteral orifices
Urachal diverticula
Anterior + Superior
Most Diverticula are
Acquired
Ureters deviate medially adjacent to a?
diverticula
“Transitory extraperitoneal herniation of the bladder”
Bladder Ears
Bladder Ears
This is not a diverticulum. Instead, it’s transient lateral protrusion of the bladder into the inguinal canal.
Smooth walls, and usually wide necks can help distinguish them from diverticula.
If the cquestion header specifically indicates “GROSS” hematuria =
Think bladder CA first
Gross hematura + > 50 y.o. = next step?
CT hematuria protocol / Urography (pre and post, with delays), cystoscopy
soft tissue in the bladder + focal wall thickening / nodules
diffuse circumferential bladder wall thickening =
Inflammation
infection
Chronic partial outlet obstruction if with enlarged prostate
most important phase for identifying bladder cancers
Delayed - white background of contrast makes soft tissue masses easier to see
This is the most common bladder cancer in humans less than 10 years of age.
Rhabdomyosarcoma
“Paratesticular Mass”
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Botryoid Rhabdomyosarcoma
“polypod mass, looks like a bunch of grapes”
most common TCC bladder subtype.
Superficial papillary
When I say Squamous Cell Bladder
you say Schistosomiasis
Squamous Cell Ca
“heavily calcified bladder and distal ureters (usually shown on plain film, but could also be on CT).