Urinary System - Part 11 Flashcards
What are the 3 layers of the baldder?
- Serosa
- Muscle
- Mucosa
What is the normal thickness of the bladder when it is distended?
3mm
What is the normal thickness of the bladder when it is empty?
5mm
Which bladder is more thick, infants or adults?
Infants
What should post void residual not exceed?
20mL
Where do the ureters meet the bladder?
At the trigone
What is the normal US appearance of the bladder?
Anechoic fluid-filled structure located in the pelvic midline
What is the normal US appearance of the ureters?
Small echogenic protuberances on the posterior aspect of
the bladder
What causes bladder exstrophy?
Failure of the mesoderm to form over the lower abdomen
When is bladder exstrophy typically discovered?
In utero
What is the US appearance of bladder exstrophy? (3)
- Lower anterior abdominal wall defect 2. Mass protruding from this defect
- Normal bladder not identified
What are 3 differential diagnosis for bladder exstrophy?
- Omphalocele
- Inguinal hernia
- Umbilical hernia
What causes bladder diverticulum?
Bladder wall muscle weakness
What are the clinical findings of bladder diverticulum? (3)
- Asymptomatic
- Urinary tract infection
- Pelvic pain
What is the US appearance for bladder diverticulum? (3)
- Anechoic pedunculation of the urinary bladder
- Neck of diverticulum is small
- May enlarge when bladder contracts
What are 3 differential diagnosis for bladder diverticulum?
- Ovarian cyst
2. Fluid-filled bowel 3. Ascites
Bladder ureterocele
Congenital obstruction of the ureteric orifice
What are the clinical findings for bladder ureterocele? (2)
- Asymptomatic
2. UIT
What is the US appearance for bladder ureterocele?
Hyper echoic septation seen within the bladder at the ureteric orifice
- demonstrated when urine enters the bladder
What are 3 differential diagnosis for bladder ureterocele?
- Artifact
- Bladder tumour
- Catheter balloon