Urogen Flashcards
What is the definition of Impotence/erectile dysfunction
inability to attain or keep an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance
RFs /causes for ED
Lack of exercise, obesity smoking, alcoholism hypercholesterolaemia/hyperlipidaemia HTN DM Hx of penile #, trauma Surgery/RT to the pelvis or retro peritoneum
Drugs
- **Anatomical:
- Peyronie’s disease
- micropenis
Metabolic disease
- hypogonadism
- hyperprolactinaemia
- thyroid
- **- cushing’s
Neuro:
- brain lesion (stoke tumour, trauma, vasc)
- parkinson’s
- Spinal cord disease/injury
- intervertebral disc disease
Psychogenic
- GAD< depression
- situational- stress, partner
what drugs may cause impotence
- antiHTN, Betablockers, diuretics
- antidepressants- tricyclics, SSRIs
- antipsychotics
- **- hormones- cyproterone, LH
- **- phenytoin, carbamazepine
- *- antihistamines
- H2 antagonists- cimetidine, ranitidine
- recreational
What in the hx would suggest a psychogenic cause of ED
- sudden onset
- *- early collapse of erection
- self-stimulated or waking erections still present
- *- premature ejac or inability to
- problems/changes in relationship
- major life events
- psych hx
What in the hx would suggest an organic cause for ED
- gradual onset
- normal ejaculation
- normal lipido (except hypogonadal men)
- RF in med hx- CVD, endocrine, neuro)
- operations, **RT, trauma to pelvis/scrotum/penis
- Current drug with SE EG
- smoker/ex
- *- high alcohol consumption
- *- recreational/bodybuilding drugs
What should you exmamine in a man with ED
Endocrine
- testicular size
- secondary sexual characteristics
Neuro exam
Vascular
- peripheral pulses
- BP
- Full cardiovasc
Rectal- if >50
genitals
- Peyronie’s disease
- gonadal abnormalities
- retractile foreskin
ix for ED
- fatsing glucose/hba1c/pipid profile if nt done in past year
- testosterone (hypogonadism)
- FSH, LH
- *- PSA
- prolactin if low testosterone
- vascular, neuro, endocrinology, pscyhological work ups for specialist to do
management of ED
Testicular failure- testosterone
Pit/hypothalamic- tx cause
psycholigcal Therapies
1st LINE:
- Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors- sildenafil, tasalafil
- Vacuum devices
2nd LINE:
- Intraurethral/topical/intracavernosal alprostadil (prostaglandin E1)
- intraurethral pellet about 15min before sex
- cream with plunger device, 5-10min before sex
- injection- may cause priapism
3rd LINE:
penile prosthesis- malleable/inflatable device inserted surgically
How do phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors work
Sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenadil, avanafil
relaxes smooth muscles
contraindication for using phosphdiesterase type 5 inhibitors
nitrites- may cause severe hypotension
What types/grading of FGM are there
1- Clitoridectomy- partial/total removal of clit
2- Excision- partial/total removal of clit and labia minora +- excision of majora
3- Infibulation - narrowing of vaginal orifice with creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning labia +- excision of clit
4- All other harmful prcedures for non-medical purposes to female genitalia, including pricking, piercing, incising, scraping, cuaterisation
What countries/continents does FGM occur
Africa
- East Africa- Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Egypt
- West Africa- Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone
Middle East
- Turkey
- Syria
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Israel
- Iran
- Saudi
- Yemen
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
Asia
Latin America
Australia, NZ, UK
What is the law concerning documentation and reporting of FGM
- you must record FGM in over 18y/os health records
Reporting:
- must do for all girsl <18
- must inform police by the close of the next working day
- includes genital piercings in girls <18
Gynae complicaitons of FGM
- Dyspareunia, Sexual dysfunction, anorgasmia
- chronic pain
- Keloid scar
- Dysmenorrhea (incl. haematocolpos esp in T3- when blood cant exit, vagina fills)
- urinary flow obstruction, recurrent UTIs, urinary leakage
- PTSD
Obstetric complications of FGM
- Difficulty conceiving
- Fear of childbirth
Increased rate of: - c-section - PPH - Episiotomy Severe vaginal lacerations - fistulas - Increased LOS
difficulty with
- vaginal exmaintions
- Applying fetal scalp electrodes
- Fetal blood sampling
- Catheterisation
tx of FGM
Reversal of infibulation
- should be done preconceptually, antenatally or can be done during intra-partum
What are the different kinds of inguinal hernias
Indirect- hernia enters canal through deep inguinal ring and exits through superficial ring
Direct- herniation through posterior wall of the canal, due to wall weakness
What type of inguinal hernia is more likley to occur in a child/baby
Indirect- due to embryology rather than weakness
describe how an indirect hernia occurs
Testicles descend/gubernaculum structure descends though the canal, from next to the renal structures.
As they descend, peritoneum is pulled down which makes the canal
connects testicles to abdo cavity
the tube is called processus vaginolis and is meant to close before birth
if not, bowel herniates through, causing swelling in labia/scrotum
What are your main differentials for testicular/scrotal/inguinal swelling
Idiopathic scrotal oedema hydrocele torsion lymph nodes abscess
what are sx of idiopathic scrotal oedema
children
redness/rash on one side of scrotum
rash may extend to peritoneum, anal canal, legs
not usually tender
Difference between inguinal hernia and hydrocele, an don O/e
hydrocele- fluid in patent processus vaginolus
- transilluminates
- narrow neck
- fluctulant
hernia- bowel structure/ovary/fallopian tubes in through much wider patent vaginolus
- doesnt transilluminate (unless a neonate)
- often reducible
- wide neck
how to tell the difference clinically between hydrocele and hernia
can you get behind the swelling?
- yes- you are feeling between swelling and external inguinal ring- hydrocele
- no- sweling is coming throgh canal- hernia
Transillumination
- in adults- hydrocele will shine through, bowel will not
- neck thickness (hernia=thick)
- reducibility- hernia is (mostly)
tx of inguinal hernias
- surgically repair
- more urgent in children as more likely to suffer from strangulaiton, irreducibility, incarcerated
- do within days for neonates, within weeks for infants
What are the clinical features of an epididymal cyst
fluid filled
- feels smooth, spherical, well-defined
- transillumination
- extratesticular- cyst is palpable separately form the testicale (unlike a hydrocele)
- often multiple, BL
ix for ?epididymal cyst
If certain- none
if uncertain- scrotal USS
aspiraiton rarley needed
tx of epididymal cyst
most not needed
resection if children in pain/cyst is large
What other conditions is epididymal cyst associated with
Polycystic kidney disease
CF
von Hippel Lindau (cystic formations in various places, genetic)
complications of epididymal cyst
torsion
no risk of infections
What is a hydrocele
Fluid accumulation in the tunica vaginalis
causes of hydrocele in older pts
trauma epididymo-orchitis **hernia **testicular torsion variocele testicular tumour
management of congential hydrocele
leave it unless uncomfrtable/huge- goes withing 1st 2 years of life
sx of hydrocele
- non tender may be uncomfortable if acute
- enlarged testicles, hangs lower
- smooth
- lies anteroinferioly to teh testis
- transilluminates
When would you investigate a hydrocele
tenderness
internal shadows on transillumination
what ix may you do for ?hydrocele
- USS- for spermatoceles
- Doppler USS
- Serum alpha fetoprotein nd human chorionic gonadotropin- exclude malignancy
tx of hydrocele
- infant- observe until 2 years old- reassure
- only do surgery if suspicion of inguinal hernia or other testicular pathology /large
What is a variocele
abnormal dilatation of testicular veins in pampiniform venous plexus
cuased by venous reflux
is variocele assoc with decreased ferility
yes, in 1/3- reduced testicular function
is hydrocele assoc with reduced fertility
no- not in itself, unless condition leading to it eg trauma, tumour- does
what side is variocele more common on- why?
Left
angle at which L testicular veing enters onto the L renal vein means there’s a lack of effective valves between testicular and renal vein
R attaches to IVC directly
if renal cancer spreads into the L renal vein- it will prevent blood from draining from the L testicular vein into renal vein
R testicular vein drains into the vena cava, rather than the renal vein
clincial features of variocele
rarely causes pain- if so, it’s throbbing/dull pain worse on standing
Dragging sensation
disappears when pt lies down
usually asymptomatic
‘bag of worms’
usually found incidentally- infertility screning/routine medical exminations
exmiantion of variocele
have pt standing
affeted scrotum hangs lower than other
Valsalva manouvre whilst standing increases dilation further
dilation of veins is increased when staning compared to lying
Ix for variocele
sperm counts
doppler studies if physical exmination is inconclusive
- if ?RCC carcinoma– USS/CT/MRI
tx fo variocele
observe with annyal examinations
bioflavonoids- slows progression- fruit, veg, nuts, wine ;)
Surgery
Advice:
- not likely will get LT complications– 2/3 of men who have variocele have no issues conceiving
- supportiev underwear an simple analgesia can be used for discomfort
when to refer urgently with view of surgery for ?variocele
*- pain
- variocele appears suddenly
- doesnt drain when lying down
*- solitary R variocele
adolescents with
*- reduced testicular volumes (testicular growth arrest)
- if concerned about appearance and cannot be reassured in primary car
sx of pelvic inflamm disease
- Pelvic/lower abdo pain (usualy BL)
- RUQ pain- peri-hepatitis (fitz-hugh-curtis syndrome)
- deep dyspaerunia
- Abnormal vaginal bleeding (IMB, PC), Secondary dysmenorrhagia
Abnormal discharge
What is Fitz-high-curtis syndrome, sx
usually due to chlamydia
liver capsule inflammation leading to adhesions
acute onset RUQ pain
Aggravated by breathing, coughing, laughing
may be referred to R shoulder
tenderness on RUQ and percussion of lower ribs
N+V in 50%
signs of PID
Biman
- lower abdo tnderness (BL)
- adnexal tenderness
- may be palpable mass
- cervical motion tenderness
- uterine tenderness
Spec
- abnormal cervical/vaginal mucopurulent discharge
+-fever
Ix for ?PID
- pregnancy test- excludes ectopic
- hgih vag swab- for BV/candidiasis
- chlamydia/gonorrhoea, myciplasma genitalium tetsing
- HIV, syphillis bloods
- wet mount vaginal smear- pus cells– if absent, PID unliklet
ESR, CRP, Leukocyte count
USS- could be done, not helpful if uncomplicated PID
Doppler USS- increased BF, not specific (eg endometriosis)
MRI or CT- not routine but could be useful if ?ddx
ddx for ?PID
Gynae
- ectopic
- *- threatened abortion
- *- ruptured corpus lutea cyst
- *- endometriosis
- ovarian csyt torsion/rupture/haemorrhage
- Mittelschmerz pain- ovulatory pain
GI
- IBS
- *- acute bowel perf
- *- Diverticular disease
- Appendicitis
**UTI
Functional- other longstanding general sx
Complications of PID
- infertility (tubal)
- ectopic
- chronic pelvis pain
- tubo-ovarian abscess
- Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
- *- Ovarian Cancer
management of ?PID
- pain- ibuprofen and para
ABX- all of the below - ceftriaxone (gonorrhoea) 1g stat IM
- oral doxy 100mg (chalmydia) BD for 14 days
- oral metronidazole (BV, trich) 400mg BD for 14 days
IUD removal if no improvement in 72hours- with emergency contraception if needed
when should you admit urgently a pt with ?PID
- ectopic/appendicitis, tubo-ovarian cyst cannot be ruled out
- *- pt is pregnant
- severe N+V
- Fever >38
- signs of peritonitis- rebound rigidity, guarding
- immunocomprimised
- *- Fitz-hugh- curtis syndrome is suspected
What is phimosis
- inability to retract the foreskin
types of phimosis
physiological
- healthy prepuce
- inner mucosa everts through opening like a flower
- rarely causes sx
- can cause ballooning of foreskin when passing urine
pathological
- thickening, scarrning of foreskin
- no inner mucosal eversion
- can cause multiple sx
- due to BXO, balanitis
Management of physiological and patholigcal phimosis
reassurance- likely to resolve as boy grows older
- encourage genital hygiene- gently retract foreskin after bathing (skin made soft)
- dont force the foreskin
- corticosteroid cream for 4-6w to prevent need for circumscision
- circumcision if older/pathological
What si Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans
Lichen Sclerosis on males
- genetic/autoimmune- not fully understood
sx/signs of balanitis xerotica obliterans
- white patches
- scarring
- affecting glans, foreskin, urethra
- may have blistering/ulcers
- haemorrhagic vesciles/purpura
- meatal narrowing/thickneing
- phimosis
ix for ?BXO
clinical dx
biopsy if uncertain or is ?malignancy/no response to tx
***autoantibdy screen for autoimmune disease
tx BXO
- no cure
- potent topical steroids- clobetasol propionate 0.05% (mild)
intralesional triamcinolone steorid injections
refer if no repsonse to steroids after 3m/phimosis
procedures
- meateal /urethral dilatation
- meatoplasty
- grafting
- circumcision (relatively urgently)
sx of balanitis
redness/irritation of glans may involve ofreskin too pain woth or without thick, clumpy discharge from under foreskin \+-phimosis dysuria bleeding itching
causes of balanitis
- poor hygiene- irritation due to smegma
- tight foreskin preventing cleaning
- candida
- herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhoea
- condoms, soaps, scrubbing, washing powders
management of balanitis
- hygeine promotion tx causes - abx (doxy, ceftriaxone) - antifungal cream clotrimazole **- avoid irritant **- trail steroid cream - if recurrent- circumcision
what is the definition of a micropenis
scretched penile length -2.5SD of the mean in a pt with otherwise normal internal and external genitalia
Adult <3.6inch
prepubescent <1.5inch
neonate <0.75inch
sperm count.ability to become erect is sometimes affected
What syndrome can a micro penis be associated with
Kallman’s
- no sense of smell
- hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
- cleft lip/palate
- short fingers, toes (esp ring finger)
what is peyronies disease
connective tissue disorder fo the penis
fibrous scar tissue/palques form in tunica albuginea in the corpus callosum
inflammatory thickening
fibrin deposition
increased collagen production
decreased quantity of elastic fibres
sx of peyronie’s
- bent erect penis
- hour glass deformity with distal flaccidity
- painful erections
- palpable fibrotic plaque at site of angulation
ix of Peyronie’s
clinical dx
duplex USS occasionally to detect abnormalities
what conditions are peyronie’s assoc with
dupuytrens DM ED smoking, acloholism lipid abnormalities, IHD, HTN
management of peyronie’s
- self limiting- 1/2 of patients will get progressive disease, 1/2 will get tsatic disease
drugs
- para-aminobenzoate, vit E, colchicine, tamoxifen
- topical verapamil
- intralesional verapamil, interferon
Conservative
- external penile traction
- vacuum devices
surgery- disease must’ve been stable for 3m, risk of penile shortening
What is hypospadias
- congential
- urethral meatus on shaft/mase of penis
what must you check o/e for hypospadias
both testes are palpable- excl. congenital adrenal hyperplasia
management of hyospadias
- surgical correction for normal void and sexual function
What is paraphimosis
foreskin is stuck in retracted position
Management of paraphimosis
Penile nerve block with lidocaine (ischaemia is painful), do before any of the following!
Compression- for 5-10mins
- hand around distal end to squeeze out oedema
2 thumbs on glans, index and ring finger under resticting band, apply pressure with thumbs and pull up with fingers
Osmotic methods
- gauze soaked in mannitol (hypertonic)
- do not do ice packs in gloves- cuases vasocontriction and makes it worse
Dundee methods- dorsal slit surgery, then offer circumcision for aesthetic
what tissue has ruptured in penile #
tunica albuginea
describe the internal tissue of the penis
corpus spongiosum- around urethra, at bottom
- corpus cavernosa- 2 larger bits above spongiosum, filld with blood when erect (contain carvernosal ateries)
- Tunica albuginea- fibrous layer that envelopes the corpus cavernosa and spongiosum , ruptues
- superficial dorsal vein, deep dorsal vein, dorsal arteries and dorsal nerve run superiorly
decsribe the journey of the sperm
made in testes
stored in epididymis and brings them to maturity
travel through vas deferans
seminal vesicles (which sit above prostate) inject 70% of the total volume of the semen (alkaline fluid, fructose, prostaglandins, clotting factors)
Prostate- produces and injects seminal fluid (proteins, hormones, vitamins, proteins, mucus)
ejaculated
Complications of penile #
deformity (angluation)
ED
**painful erections
**fistula
sx of penile #
snap/popping sounds immediate loss of erection blood at meaturs/blood in urine retention difficulty urinating (urethral injury) pain
O/E of penile #
aubergine sign- blood contained in Buck’s fascia- superficial layer , penis goes dark purple
- bruising can spread to peritoneum (butterflu ecchymosis)/lower abdo
- contralateral bending
tx of penile #
- surgical repair- evac haematoma, close defect, repair urethral injury around a catheter if present
post op counselling
- abstain from masturbatin/sex
- F/U if any complications
what is priapism
prolonged and peristent erection int eh absence of sexual desire lasting >4 hours
sickle cell children may get this
when is priapsim an emergency
ischaemia- PAIN
- obstruction if venous outflow
will cause irreversible ED - penile compartment syndrom effectively
- thrombus formaiton and tissue damage
what is stuttering priapism
recurrent ischamei priapsim
often in sickle cell pts
will resolve with conservative measures (showers/exercise)
causes of ischaemic priapsim
idiopathic intracavernosal prostaglanding injections for ED sickle cell thalassamia leukaemia
cauda equina
spinal cord injury
**penile injury/trauma
drugs
- antids
- anticoags
- alpha blockers-doxazosin, tamsulosin
- antipsychotics , lithium
- testosterone, GnRH
- *- methylphenidate and other ADHD meds
- *- recreational
- *- alcohol excess
hx of priapism
need to diff between isch and non-isch- pain?
- onset
- duration
- ED present before ischaemia (importnat for medico-legal reasons)
PMHx
- sickle cell
- penile trauma
- thalassaemia
- Leukaemia
- strokes
- cauda equina
drugs
- antids
- antiphsychotics
- recreational
- ED injection
ix for priapism
intracavernosal aspiration- diagnotic and therapeutic (send off for testing)
Irrigation- move blots out
blood gas from aspiration
- low flow - low O2 and acidosis
- non isch- normal O2 and pH
bloods
- FBC
- Hb Electrphoresis (thalassaemia)
USS penis- coloured doppler for aterial flow
management of priapism
- intracavernosal aspiration and irrigation
- intracavernosal phenylepinephrine- sympathetic selective alpha agonist causes vessel constriction
if no response in an hour
- distal shunt
stuttering- input from haematologys- blood transfusion, home phenylepinephrine, LT management
When should a circumcision be considered? (generally)
- physiological phimosis not resolved at adolescnce
- painful ejaculation
- paraphimosis
- recurrent balanitis
- recurrent UTI
- BXO
ddx of acute scortal pain
Testicular torsion torsion of hydatid epididymo orchitis trauma acute hydrocele ****idiopathic scrotal odema
Sx of testicular torsion
- severe acute onset
- may feel sick/vomit
- testicle is teder to touch
- redness, swelling- LATE SIGNS
signs of tetsicular torsion
loss of cremasteric reflex
sx of torsion of appendix/hydatid or morgania
same as tetsicular torsion
- pain may be less severe
- pain may start in upper pole of the testis
- 1/3 of cases- blue dot in upper pole
- cremesteric reflex present!
when are the peaks of testicualr torsion
neonatal, adolescent
sx of idiopathic scrotal odema
- UL scrotal erythema and oedema
raised rash
in half of cases- extends to perineum, anal canal , legs
ix for ?idiopathic scrotal oedema
- USS_ thickening and oedema of scrotal wall, hypervadcularity, normal testes
tx of idiopathic scrotal oedema
self limiting (3-5d) NSAIDS and Abx
causes of acute acquired hydrocele
trauma
epididymitis
testicular torsion/infarction
testicular neoplasm
sx of acute hydrocele
Rapid onset which is therefpre tender
discomfort, heaviness
ix for ?acute hydrocele
USS- fluid
transilluminates
cause:
- urethral swab, urinaylsis/culture
- alphafetoprotein, hCG
- USS
Epididymo-orchitis- causes
- UTI- e.coli tracking down vas deferans
- STI- chlamydia, gonorrhoea
- Mumps- swelling of parotids, virus accesses testicle via blood streatm in 1 in 5 cases in Males
- post op infection eg prostatecomy
- amiodarone
- idiopathic
sx epididymo orchitis
onset over ~1 day pain swelling, enlarged scrotum erythema infection- dusyuria, discharge, fever, malaise
ix epididymo orchitis
- urine analysis
urine culture
urethral swab
Tx of epididymo orchitis
?STI- 1g ceftriaxone IM stat plus doxy BD for 10-14days without waiting for test results
- ***UTI
- ofloxacin 200mg BD 14days
advice-
- bed rest
- scrotal elevation (supportive underwear)
- analgesia
- *- stop amiodarone
What is bacterial vaginosis
when vaginal pH is >4.5 detah of normal vaginal microbiome and excess of others