Items tagged “urology”

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Transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis

  Diagnosis certain
Thomas Muller
Published 20 Nov 2009
75% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Urinary bladder rupture

  Diagnosis certain
Maulik S Patel
Published 24 May 2010
82% complete
Ultrasound
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Acute pyelonephritis

Acute pyelonephritis (plural: acute pyelonephritides) is a bacterial infection of the renal pelvis and parenchyma most commonly seen in young women. It remains common and continues to have significant morbidity in certain groups of patients. Epidemiology The incidence of acute pyelonephritis p...
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Testicular torsion

Testicular torsion occurs when a testis torts on the spermatic cord resulting in the cutting off of blood supply. The most common symptom is acute testicular pain and the most common underlying cause, a bell-clapper deformity. The diagnosis is often made clinically but if it is in doubt, an ultr...
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Urinary bladder hernia

Herniation of the urinary bladder is a relatively uncommon but not a rare condition. It occurs when the urinary bladder or ureter herniates into the inguinal canal, scrotal sac or femoral canal. Herniations through ischiorectal, obturator, or abdominal wall openings have also been described. Bla...
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Urinary bladder trauma

Urinary bladder trauma describes a spectrum of damage that can be caused to the urinary bladder, usually in the context of significant trauma. Epidemiology Bladder trauma is generally associated with high energy injuries, and is associated with pelvic fractures in the majority of cases 3,6. Th...
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Hypospadias

Hypospadias refers to a type of congenital malformation affecting the male external genitalia. Epidemiology The estimated prevalence is ~2 (range 0.2-4.1) per 1000 live births. Pathology The urethral meatus is abnormally positioned proximally and ventrally to its normal position. It is thou...
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Urethral foreign body

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 24 Jun 2013
88% complete
X-ray
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Hydronephrosis

Hydronephrosis (plural: hydronephroses) is defined as dilatation of the urinary collecting system of the kidney (the calyces, the infundibula, and the pelvis) 1. Hydronephrosis in fetuses and newborns has specific causes that are covered in a separate article. Terminology The term hydroureter...
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Spinal schwannoma

  Diagnosis certain
Chia Wei Oh
Published 30 Jul 2013
92% complete
CT MRI
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Bilateral ureteritis and cystitis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Henry Knipe
Published 21 Oct 2013
77% complete
CT
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Urethro-scroto-cutaneous fistula

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 16 Nov 2013
88% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Acute pyelonephritis

  Diagnosis probable
James Sheldon
Published 28 Nov 2013
71% complete
CT
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Renal and colon trauma from gunshot

  Diagnosis certain
RMH Core Conditions
Published 13 Dec 2013
95% complete
CT
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Thoracic and abdominopelvic multitrauma

  Diagnosis certain
RMH Core Conditions
Published 13 Dec 2013
98% complete
X-ray CT
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Hydronephrosis grading (SFU system)

The grading system of hydronephrosis developed by the Society of Fetal Urology (SFU) was devised to assess the degree of hydronephrosis. This particular system is thought to be the most common in use and was originally designed for grading neonatal and infant pelvicalyectasis: grade 0 no ...
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Testicular torsion

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 24 Jan 2014
94% complete
Ultrasound
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Leukoplakia of the urinary tract

Leukoplakia of the urinary tract is a squamous metaplasia of the urothelium (keratinization).  Clinical presentation Clinically the condition presents with hematuria in one-third of cases, dysuria, frequency and nocturia, and thus it can mimic cystitis. Passage of the desquamated keratinized e...
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Renal injury - AAST grade V

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 13 Feb 2014
95% complete
CT
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Traumatic urethra and bladder rupture

  Diagnosis certain
RMH Core Conditions
Published 18 Feb 2014
95% complete
Fluoroscopy CT