The urogenital curriculum is one of our curriculum articles and aims to be a collection of articles that represent the core genitourinary knowledge.
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Definition
Topics pertaining to the urinary tract (kidneys, ureter, bladder, urethra), adrenal glands, prostate penis, scrotal content (testes, epididymis and associated structures), but excluding those specific to obstetric curriculum and gynecology curriculum.
Anatomy
An understanding of the anatomy of relevant structures is essential. Core anatomical topics include:
- kidney
- adrenal gland
- ureter
- bladder
- urethra
- prostate
- scrotum
- testis
- epididymis
- testicular appendages
Radiological examinations
Imaging techniques relevant to imaging of the genitourinary system include:
- ultrasound
- CT
- MRI
Pathology
Kidney
- congenital renal anomalies
- renal pseudotumor
- renal tumor: benign, adult
- renal tumor: malignant, adult
- renal tumor: pediatric
- cystic renal disease
- renal parenchymal disease
- renal inflammation
- renal vascular anomaly
- nephrocalcinosis
- transplant kidney
Ureter, bladder & urethra
- ureter
- congenital megaureter
- ectopic ureter
- duplex ureter
- retrocaval ureter
- pelviureteric junction obstruction
- vascular impressions on ureter
- ureterocele
- ovarian vein syndrome
- pyeloureteritis cystica
- ureteral pseudodiverticulosis
- ureteral diverticulum
- malacoplakia
- leukoplakia
- ureteral tumors
- ureteral diversions
- bladder
- urethra
Retroperitoneum
- the retroperitoneum
- benign conditions
-
retroperitoneal tumors
- mesodermal
- neural tumors
- embryonic tumors
Adrenals
- the adrenals
- adrenal medulla tumors
- adrenocortical tumors
- adrenal hemorrhage
- adrenal infection
- primary pigmented nodular adrenal dysplasia
- functional adrenal disorders
- adrenal calcification
- adrenal hemangioma
Scrotum
- cryptorchidism
- spermatocele
- epididymal cyst
- acute scrotum
- scrotal infections
- Fournier's gangrene
- testicular tumors
Penis
Male infertility
Prostate
- benign prostatic hypertrophy
- prostatic adenocarcinoma
- prostatic melanoma
- prostatic sarcoma
- prostatitis
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