Pediatrics, Barium and Urological contrast technique Revision cases.pdf

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About This Presentation

Pediatrics, Barium and Urological contrast technique Revision cases


Slide Content

Pediatrics pre-exam
most important
cases

ByDr.HazemHamed
M.D.Radiodiagnosis

Case 1

•Classiclocationofneuroblastoma
metastasisonsuturelines.
•Notethelargesuprarenalabdominal
mass containingcalcification
characteristicofneuroblastoma.

Case 2

Neuroblastoma
•Aretumorsofneuroblasticorigin.
•Thevastmajorityarisefromtheadrenalglandalthoughthey
mayoccuranywherealongthesympatheticchain.
•OnCT,thetumortypicallyisheterogeneouswithcalcifications
seenin80-90%ofcases.Areasofnecrosisareoflow
attenuation.
•Themassseeninsinuatingitselfbeneaththeaortaandlifting
itoffthevertebralcolumn.
•Ittendstoencasevesselsandmayleadtocompression.
•Adjacentorgansareusuallydisplaced,althoughinmore
aggressivetumorsdirectinvasionofthepsoas
muscleorkidneycanbeseen.

Case 3

Neuroblastoma

Case 4

•Wilms tumor, also known
as nephroblastoma, is a
malignantpediatricrenaltumor.
•Wilmstumorsareheterogeneoussoft-
tissuedensitymasseswithinfrequent
areasofcalcification(~15%)andfat-
densityregions.
•Enhancementispatchyandallowsfor
delineationoftherelationshipbetweenthe
massandkidney.
•10-20%ofcaseshavelungmetastasesat
the time of diagnosis

Case 5

Hepatoblastoma
•Hepatoblastomaisthemostcommonprimarymalignant
livertumorinchildrenunderfouryearsofagewho
usuallypresentwithpainlessabdominalmassandraised
AFP.
CT
•Usuallyseenasawelldefinedheterogeneousmass,
whichisusuallyhypoattenuatingcomparedto
surroundingliver.
•Frequentlythereareareasofnecrosisandhemorrhage.
•Densecalcificationsmaybeseeninapproximately40%
ofcases.
•CTisalsoabletoevaluatethelungsformetastasesand
fornodalenlargement.

Case 6

Chondrodysplasiapunctata
(CDP)
•Isacollectivenameforaheterogenous
groupofskeletaldysplasias.
•Calcificstipplingofcartilageandperi-
articularsofttissuesisoftenacommon
feature.
•Thehallmarkisepiphysealcalcific
deposits.

Case 7

Osteogenesis imperfecta
•Severeosteoporosis.
•Deformedandgracilebones.
•Corticalthinning.
•Hyperplasticcallusformationwithmultiple
fracturelinesatdifferentages.
•Radiolucentareaswithscleroticmargins.
•Formationofpseudarthrosisatsitesof
healingfractures.

Case 8

Radiographic grades of reflux.
(I)Ureteranduppercollectingsystemwithoutdilatation
(II)Mildor(III)moderatedilatationoftheureterandmildor
moderatedilatationoftherenalpelvis,onlyslight
bluntingofthefornices
(IV)Moderatedilatationand/ortortuosityoftheureterwith
moderatedilatationoftherenalpelvisandcalycesand
completeobliterationofthesharpangleofthefornices
butmaintenanceofpapillaryimpressioninthemajorityof
calyces.
(V)Grossdilatationandtortuosityofureters,renalpelvis
andcalyces▶papillaryimpressionsarenotvisiblein
themajorityofcalyces.

Case 9

Osteopetrosis
Note diffuse low signal in MRI
denoting bone sclerosis

Case 10

Osteopetrosis and pathologically
fractured C2 spinous process

Case 11

Active rickets
•Fraying:indistinctmarginsofthe
metaphysis
•Wideningofmetaphysealends
•Cupping:concavityofmetaphysis

Types of rickets
•Calcipenic rickets
–Parathyroidhormone:markedlyelevated
–Calcium:lowornormal
–Phosphate:lowornormal
•Phosphopenicrickets
–Parathyroidhormone:normalormodestly
elevated
–Calcium:normal
–Phosphate:low

Case 12

Lissencephaly
•TypeI(classic)lissencephalycanappearasthe
classichourglassorfigure-8appearanceorwith
afewpoorlyformedgyri(pachygyria)anda
smoothoutersurface.Itisusuallyassociated
withbandheterotopia.
•TypeIIlissencephaly,ontheotherhand,hasa
microlobulatedsurfacereferredtoasa
cobblestonecomplex.Bandheterotopiaisnot
evidentandthecortexisthinnerthanintypeI.

Case 13

Polymicrogyria
•Extensivebilateralcerebralhemisphere
polymicrogyria.
•Virtuallynonormalcortexisseenwithan
overconvolutedgyralpatternanda‘lumpy
bumpy’grey–whitematterinterface.

Case 14

Sphenoid wing dysplasia
causing asymmetrical orbits
in NF1

Case 15

Choroid plexus papilloma
•Homogenouslyenhancingcauliflower
lobulatedmasslesioninthetrigoneof
theleftlateralventricle.

Case 16

Congenital hypertrophic pyloric
stenosis
•Rememberthefirstdigitsofthenumber"pi",
alsorepresentedbytheGreekletter"π":
•π=3.1415
•Pyloricmusclethickness,i.e.diameterofa
singlemuscularwallonatransverseimage>3
mm(mostaccurate)
•Pylorictransversediameter≥14mm
•Length,i.e.longitudinalmeasurement>15mm

Case 17

Features ofcleidocranial dysostosis
•Largeheadwithfrontalandparietal
bossings.
•Abesentclavicleonbothsides.

Thank you

Important pre-exam
barium cases

Case 1

Benign gastric ulcer showing
Hampton line.
•TheHamptonlineisathinmillimetric
radiolucentlineseenattheneckof
agastriculcerinbariumstudies(profile
view),indicatingitsbenignnature.
•Itiscausedbyathinlineofmucosa
overhangingtheulcer'scrater.

Case 2

Zenker diverticulum
•Zenkerdiverticulum,alsoknownas
apharyngealpouch,isaposterior
outpouchingofthehypopharynx,just
proximaltotheupperesophageal
sphincterthroughaweaknessinthe
musclelayercalledtheKillian
dehiscence.

Case 3

•Contrastenemawillshowa
microcoloninvolvingtheentirelarge
bowelandmayshowimpacted
meconiumpelletsfillingdefects,
particularlyintherightcolonorinthe
distalileum+secondarymicrocolon

Case 4

Lead pipe sign in ulcerative
colitis
Imagingfindings:
•Doublecontrastbariumenemademonstratesa
featurelessdescendingandsigmoidcolon(yellow
arrows).
•Thesecolonshowlackingnormalhaustralmarking
andnarrowed.
•Therearenofocalstenosesormasses.
•Noevidenceoffistulaformation.
•Theascendingandtransversecolonappearnormal
withpreservednormalhaustralfolds.
•Theterminalileumisdistendedandnormalin
appearance.

Case 5

Benign gastric ulcer
A.Supinedouble-contrastviewshows
abnormalfoldsintheantrumwithouta
definiteulcer.
B.Pronecompressionviewshowsfillingof
ananteriorwallulcer(arrow).
Notehowfoldsradiatetotheedgeofthe
ulcer crater.

Case 6

Gastric carcinoma
•Polypoidmassshowninthelower
bodyofthestomachwithlarge
irregularfillingdefect.

Case 7

•Carcinoidtumordesmoplastic
reactioncausingdistortionofthe
smallbowelandkinksinthecourse
ofthesmallbowel.

Case 8

•Aberrantrightsubclavianartery
withsmoothlinearoblique
indentationonesophagealwall.

Case 9

Caustic esophageal stricture
•Theesophagusisopacifiedwiththecontrast
showinglongsegmentirregularstricture
involvingthedistalpartoftheesophaguswith
proximalesophagealdilatation.
•Normalpassageofcontrastthroughthe
pylorusintotheduodenumisnoted.
•Theduodenumandpartsofthejejunum
alongwithduodenojejunaljunctionisnoted
ontherightsideconsistentwiththeincidental
findingofintestinalmalrotation.

Case 10

Congenital hypertrophic pyloric
stenosis
Onuppergastrointestinalfluoroscopy:
•Delayedgastricemptying.
•Elongatedpyloruswithanarrowlumen(string
sign).
•Thepylorusindentsthecontrast-filledantrum
(shouldersign)orbaseoftheduodenalbulb
(mushroomsign).
•Theentrancetothepylorusmaybebeak-
shaped(beaksign).

Case 11

Paraesophageal hernia
•Occurswhenthefundusherniates
throughthehiatusaboveanormally
positionedGEJ.
•UGIseriesina72-year-oldmanwitha
paraesophagealhernia(arrow).The
GEjunctionliesbelowthediaphragm.

Case 12

Small bowel GIST
•Onupperabdominalstudies,fillingdefect
projectingfromthewallofthesmallbowel
isseen.
•Thetumormarginsaresmoothandmay
formrightorobtuseangleswiththe
adjacentmucosaduetoitsintramural
origin.

Case 13

Small bowel lymphoma
•Smallbowellymphomaisoneofthemost
common smallbowelmalignancies,
accountingfor~25%ofallprimarysmall
bowelmalignancies,and~40%ofall
primarygastrointestinallymphomas.

Case 14

•UGI seriesshows a
radiolucenthalo(largearrow)
duetoaCarmanmeniscus
signthatsurroundsacentral
malignantulcercrater(small
arrow).

Case 15

•Gastricdiverticulaareacquiredandare
usuallysmall,projectingoutwardfromthe
greatercurvature,givingacollar-button
appearance;theyaresometimesmistaken
forabenigngastriculcer.
•Theymaybeassociatedwithprevious
gastriculcerdiseasebutgenerallyhave
noneoftheotherfeaturesthatareusually
associatedwithulcerdisease,including
collarsandfoldthickening.

Case 16

•Frostberginverted3signisa
radiologicalsignseenonabarium
examinationwherethereiseffacement
anddistortionofthemucosalpatternon
themedialwallofthesecondpartofthe
duodenumduetofocalmassandlocal
edema.
•Itismostcommonly associated
withcarcinomaoftheheadofthe
pancreasbutcanalsobeseen
induodenalcarcinomaandpancreatitis.

Case 17

Pyloric carcinoma
•Elongatedstretchedpyloriccanalwith
mucosalirregularities.

Case 18

Crohn’s disease
•Thegastrointestinalstringsign(alsoknown
asthestringsignofKantor)referstothe
string-likeappearanceofacontrast-filledbowel
loopcausedbyitsseverenarrowing.
•Originallyusedtodescribethereversible
narrowingcausedbyspasmsinCrohndisease.
•Itisnowusedforanyseverenarrowingofthe
bowellumen,includingthatseeninhypertrophic
pyloric stenosis, gastrointestinal
tuberculosis,carcinoidtumorandcoloncancer.

Case 19

Acute erosive gastritis
•Therearenumerouserosionsinthe
stomach(arrows).
•Eacherosionconsistsofasmallcentral
collectionofbariumsurroundedbya
translucentring(asmall‘target’lesion).

Case 20

•UGIseriesandcoronalCTwithan
organoaxialvolvulus.
•Thegreatercurvature(largearrow)is
superior(cephalad)andthelesser
curvatureinferior(smallarrow).
•TheGEjunctionisindicatedbythe
arrowhead.

Case 21

•UGIswallowmesenteroaxial
volvulus.
•TheGEjunctionisinferior
(largearrow)andthepylorus,
superior(smallarrow).

Case 22

•Cricopharyngealbarreferstothe
radiographicappearance of a
prominent cricopharyngeus
musclecontouronbariumswallow.
•Presentinupto20%ofbariumstudies.
•Mostlyasymptomaticandfoundasan
incidentalfindingonbariumswallow.
•Onbariumswallowlateralprojection.
•Smoothposteriorindentationofthe
esophagusatthelevelofC5-C6.

Case 23

Crohn’s disease
•Pseudodiverticulaformation:dueto
contractionatthesiteofulcerwith
ballooningoftheopposite(usually
antimesenteric)side.
•Widelyseparatedloopsofboweldueto
fibrofattyproliferation.
•Stringsign:tubularnarrowingdueto
spasmorstricturedependingonthe
chronicity.

Case 24

Crohn’s disease
•Antralerosionsandataperedstricture
involvingthefirstpartoftheduodenum.
•Thesecondpartoftheduodenumis
dilatedasaresultofafurtherstrictureof
thethirdpart.
•Strictureatdistalileum.

Case 25

•UGIserieswiththickenedantral
foldsandapunctatecollectionof
bariumatthecenter(arrow)due
toanantralulcer.

Case 26

•UGIwithalargegreatercurvature
malignantulcer(largearrow)witha
surroundingirregularmargin(small
arrows) due to infiltrated
adenocarcinoma.
•Axial contrast-enhanced CT
demonstratingamalignantgastric
ulcer(smallarrow)whichprojectsinto
thegastriclumensurroundedbythe
malignantmass(largearrow)i.e.
ulceratingmass.

Case 27

•Shortapplecorestricture
in small bowel
adenocarcinoma.

Case 28

Benign ulcer with hampton line
•TheHamptonlineisathinmillimetric
radiolucentlineseenattheneckofa
gastriculcerinbariumstudies(profile
view)indicatingitsbenignnature.
•Itiscausedbyathinlineofmucosa
overhangingtheulcer'scrater.

Case 29

Leiomyoma of the oesophagus
•Twoviewsshowingfeaturestypicalof
anintramuralorextrinsiclesion.
•Thereisabroad-basedfillingdefect
bulgingintoandwideningthelumen
oftheoesophagus.

Case 30

Scleroderma
•Dilatedesophaguswithapersistent
air-fluidlevelindicatingdelayed
emptying.Thereisstrictureofthe
distalesophagus.
•Softtissuecalcificationandacro-
osteolysisinkeeping with
scleroderma.

Case 31

•GIserieswithmultiple
gastricmucosallesions
(arrows)duetohyperplastic
polyps.

Case 32

Oesophageal carcinoma
•UprightfrontalandLPOimagesof
barium swallowdemonstrating
irregularpolyploidalfillingdefect
(arrow)inmidesophaguscausing
expansionofesophageallumen

Case 33

Familial polyposis
•Doublecontrastbariumenemaview
ofthedescendingcoloninFAPwith
multiplesmallpolypsabout5mmin
size,creatingringshadowmenisci
aroundtheirbasesorasafilling
defectinthebariumpool(arrow).

Case 34

Meckel diverticulum
•Truediverticulum(i.e.alllayersofthe
gastrointestinaltractarepresentinitswall)
andarisesfromtheantimesentericborder
ofthesmallintestine.
•Itcanbeaslongas5cmwithdiameters
upto2cm.
•Most(75%)Meckeldiverticulaarefound
within60cm(range40-100cm)ofthe
ileocecalvalve.

Case 35

•Felineesophagusreferstothetransient
transversebandsseeninthemidandlower
esophagusonadouble-contrastbarium
swallow.
•Thefoldsare1-2mmthickandrunhorizontally
aroundtheentirecircumferenceofthe
esophageallumen.Thefindingsaretransient,
seenfollowingrefluxandnotduringswallowing.
•Alwaysassociatedwithactivegastro-
esophagealreflux

Case 36

•Fluoroscopicevaluationwith
bariumdemonstrateslongitudinal
andcurvilinearluminalfilling
defects,representingesophageal
varices.

Case 37

•Doublecontrastbariumenemashows
apolypoidcoloniccarcinomawith
anirregularin-drawnbase/filling
defect.

Case 38

•UGIdemonstratingasmooth,rounded
submucosalmass(arrow)thatprovedto
beabenignGIST.
•AxialandcoronalCTshowsasmooth
intraluminalsubmucosalfillingdefectat
thegastricfundus(arrows)duetoaGIST.

Case 39

•Duringabariummeal,thestomachcannot
beadequatelydistendedduetothe
increasedrigidityofthewallwithonlya
narrowlumenidentified.
•Thenormalmucosalfoldpatternisabsent,
eitherdistorted,thickened,ornodular

Linitis plastica
Plastica:
•P pancreatitis
•L lymphoma
•A amyloidiosis
•S sarcoidiosis
•T T.B
•I inflammation
•Cacarcinoma

Case 40

Ulcerative colitis with toxic
megacolon
•Evenplainxraycandiagnose
ulcerativecolitisandoneofits
complicationswhichistoxic
megacolon(ifcolondiameter
morethan6cm).

Case 41

•AZenkerdiverticulumisapulsion-
pseudodiverticulumandresultsfrom
herniationofmucosaandsubmucosa
throughtheKilliantriangle(orKillian
dehiscence).

Case 42

SMA syndrome
•Abdominalradiographafterone-hour
demonstratepersistentcontrast
poolingintheproximalduodenum
withanabruptcut-offatitsthirdpart
(arrows)coincidingwiththesuperior
mesentericarteryimpression.

Case 43

Gastric bezoar
•GIseriesshowsafixedfillingdefectinthe
stomachwithaswirledpatternofgasand
solidmaterialfoundtorepresenta
trichobezoar.

Case 44

Large sigmoid giant diverticulum
•Giantcolonicdiverticulum(GCD),definedas
adiverticulumlargerthan4cm.
•Thedefinitivetreatmentforagiantdiverticulum
issurgery.
Complications
•Common
–Perforation
–Abscess formation

Case 45

•UGIswallowshowsasmall
midesophagealtractiondiverticulum
(largearrow)frompriortuberculous
mediastinaladenopathy.
•Thereisalsoatracheoesophageal
fistula(smallarrow).

Case 46

Colonic carcinoma apple
core

Case 47

Imperforate anus
Invertogram
•Acoin/metalpieceisplacedoverthe
expectedanusandthebabyisturned
upsidedown(foraminimum3minutes).
•Thedistanceofthegasbubbleinthe
rectumfromthemetalpieceisnoted:
•>2cmdenoteshightype
•<2cmdenoteslowtype

Case 48

Pseudomembraneous colitis
•Earlyinthedisease:Boweldilatation,
muralthickeningandthumbprinting(dueto
thickeningofthehaustralfolds)areseen.
•Later:inuntreatedorfulminantcases,
appearanceswillbethoseoftoxic
megacolon,withsubsequentperforation
andfreeintraperitonealgas.
•Theroleofbariumenemahassignificantly
reducedduetoriskofperforation.

Case 49

Ascaris worm

Case 50

Oesophgeal perforation with
gastrographin leakage

Case 51

Trachea-esophageal fistula
•Congenital.
•Acquired.
Malignancy-related causes: common
•Malignancy
–Intheelderly,theyaremostfrequentlyseenwithan
intrathoracicmalignancy,mostcommonlyof
theesophagus
•Radiotherapy
Non-malignancyrelatedcauses:infrequent
•Trauma
•Chronicinflammationtuberculosis

Case 52

•MCUG:Contrastopacified
fistulouscommunicationbetween
theposteriorurethraandthe
rectumgivingarectourethral
fistula.
•MostlyinNewborn with
imperforateanussearchingfor
otheranomalies

Case 53

Diffuse esophageal spasm
•Corkscrewesophagusor"rosary
beadesophagus"wherenormal
peristalsisisinterruptedbymany
tertiary(non-propulsive)contractions
occurringinthedistalesophagus.

Case 54

Cobble stone appearance in
ulcerative colitis
•Cobblestoning(havingacobblestone
appearance)canoccurinanumberof
holloworganswithmucosa,most
commonlythebowel,inthesettingof
Crohnandulcerativecolitisdiseases.
•Longitudinaland circumferential
fissuresandulcersseparateislandsof
mucosagivingitanappearanceof
cobblestones.

Case 55

•Bariumswallowmayreveal
longitudinalesophagealluminal
fillingdefectsrepresenting
esophagealvarices.

Case 56

Achalasia with bird peak sign
•Thebird'sbeaksignoftheesophagusisusedtorefer
tothetaperingoftheinferioresophagusinachalasia
•Primaryachalasiaismostfrequentlyseeninmiddleand
lateadulthood(age30to70years)withnogender
predilection.
•Pseudoachalasia (secondaryachalasia)isan
achalasia-patterndilatationoftheesophagusduetothe
narrowingofthedistalesophagusfromcausesotherthan
primarydenervation.Oneofthemostcommoncausesis
malignancy(oftensubmucosalgastriccancer)with
extensionintheloweresophagus.

•Ausefuldiscriminatorinbariumswallow,
particularlyincasessecondarytounderlying
neoplasmismoremarkedmucosalirregularityof
malignantlesionsinpseudoachalasia
•CTisusuallytheimagingmodalityofchoicefor
equivocalcasesbecauseitmoreclearlydepicts
amalignantlesion,aswellaspotentiallymph
nodeinvolvement,localinvasionormetastatic
spread.

Case 57

Organo-axial gastric volvulus

Case 58

Traction diverticula secondary
to T.B
•Middleesophagealdiverticula
•Tractiondiverticula:are(truediverticula)
whichoccursecondarytoscarring,fibrosis
andinflammatoryprocesses(tuberculous
adenitis)inthemediastinumpullingonthe
esophagealwall.

Case 59

•Epiphrenic diverticulaare pulsion
diverticula(occurssecondarytoincreased
intraluminalpressure)ofthedistalesophagus
arisingjustabovetheloweresophagealsphincter,
morefrequentlyontherightposterolateralwall.
They are associated with:
•Achalasia
•Hiatus hernia
•Osophagealstricture

Case 60

Intestinal malrotation with
midgut volvulus
•Thisimagedemonstratesadilatedstomachand
duodenumwithabeaklikeappearanceofthe
duodenum.
•Thisisduetoafocaltwistingoftheintestinedueto
congenitalmalrotationofthebowelaswellaslaxityof
themesentericattachment.
•Theentiretyofthevisualizedsmallbowelistotheright
ofthespine,whichisanabnormalposition.
•Thedreadedcomplicationofmalrotationisvolvulus.
Thesepatientsneedemergentsurgeryastwistingofthe
bowelcanobstructthevenousoutflowandarterialinflow
totheintestineleadingtobowelischemia.

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Contrast urology cases

Case 1

Horse shoe kidneys

Case 2

Crossed fused ectopic
left kidney

Case 3

Ectopic pelvic left
kidney

Case 4

Bilateral dupplex
kidney and ureters

Case 5

Pancake kidney
•Theupperandlowerpolesofthekidneys
arefusedhencegivingitanappearanceof
pancakeandusuallygiverisetotwo
separateureterswhichenterthebladderin
anormalrelationship.

Case 6

Pelvi-ureteric junction
obstruction

Case 7

Hydronephrosis
secondary to ureteric
stone

Case 8

Transitional cell
carcinoma renal pelvis

Case 9

Circumcaval ureter
•Circumcaval ureter,alsoknown
asretrocavalureter,isatermusedto
describeanabnormalcourseofaureterthat
encirclestheinferiorvenacava.

Case 10

Ureteritis cystica
•Ureteritiscysticaisabenignconditionof
theuretersrepresentingmultiplesmallsubmucosal
cysts.
•Ureteritiscysticaresultsfromchronicurinarytract
irritationduetostonesand/orinfection.
•Theappearanceisthatofmultiplesmall2-5mm
smooth-walledroundedlucentfillingdefectsprojecting
intothelumen.
•Theyaremostcommonintheproximalureter,butcan
beseenanywherealongtheurinarytract:bladder
(cystitiscystica)orrenalpelvis(pyelitiscystica).The
conditionoccursbilaterallyinupto50%ofcases.

Case 11

Urinary bladder
dupplication

Case 12

Urinary bladder
diverticulum

Case 13

Bilateral ureterocele
•Ureterocelesrepresentabnormalcongenitaldilatationofthedistal-
mostportionoftheureter.Thedilatedportionoftheuretermayherniate
intothebladdersecondarytotheabnormalstructureofvesicoureteric
junction(VUJ)
IVP
•Fillingdefectinthebladder(cobraheadsign)whichmaybe
distended,collapsedoreveneverted.
•Radiolucenthaloeffect
Types:
•Intravesical:occuratthenormalvesicouretericjunctionposition
•Extravesical:occurectopicallylowandmedial,nearbladder
neck/urethra

Case 14

Uterus indentation

Case 15

Colo-vesical fistula

Case 16

Vesico-vaginal fistula
•Vesicovaginalfistulasareabnormalfistulous
connectionsbetweentheurinarybladderandvagina,
resultinginaninvoluntarydischargeofurinethrough
thevagina.
Thereareanumberofcausesincluding:
•Prolongedobstructedlabor
•Surgery,e.g.hysterectomy
•Pelvic malignancy (e.g. bladder
carcinoma,endometrialcarcinoma)
•Radiotherapy

Case 17

Urinary bladder
carcinoma

Case 18

Benign prostatic
hyperplasia

Case 19

Adult polycystic kidney disease
"Spiderlegpyelogram"isalso
describedsincestretchedoutand
attenuatedpelvicalycealsystemisseen
asaresultofmasseffectcausedby
renalcysts.

Case 20

Medullary sponge kidney
•Ectaticdistalcollectingductsandalso
dilatedcontrastfilledintrapapillary
tubuleswithintherenalmedullaare
seenonintravenouspyelogram.

Case 21

Bilateral grade V vesico-
ureteric reflux

Case 22

Posterior urethral stricture
•Urethral stricturesare relatively common and typically
occur either in the setting of trauma or infection.
Commoncausesofurethralstricturesinclude:
•Infection
–gonococcalurethritis(morecommon)
•Inflammatory
•Trauma
–straddleinjury(mostcommon)
–pelvicfractures
•iatrogenic
–instrumentation

Case 23

Urethral diverticulum
containing stone

Case 24

•Micturatingcystourethrogramrevealsmarked
dilatationoftheprostaticportionoftheurethra
consistentwithposteriorurethralvalves.
•Posteriorurethralvalves(PUVs)arethemost
common congenitalobstructivelesionof
theurethraandacommoncauseofobstructive
uropathyininfancy.

Case 25

Transitional cell
carcinoma ureter

Case 26

Transitional cell
carcinoma upper calyx

Case 27

Patent urachus
Apatenturachusisdemonstratedby:
•Retrogradeinjectionofcontrastmaterial
intotheorificeofthechannelatthe
umbilicalend
•Reflux up the urachus
duringVCUG(betterseeninthelateral
projection).

Case 28

Urachal carcinoma
•Thereisaheterogeneouslyenhancing
masslocatedinanteriorthewallofthe
bladderwithintravesicalextension,with
theappearancesofextensionintourachal
remnants.

Case 29

Intraperotoneal urinary bladder
rupture
•Intraperitoneal
–Usuallybladderdomerupture
–Contrastinparacolicguttersandbetweenloopsof
smallbowel
–Extravasatedcontrastappearslessconcentrated
thanthatseeninextraperitonealrupture
•Extraperitoneal
–Usuallyatbladderbaseanterolaterally
–Extraluminalcontrastintoperivesicalspace(simple)
–Extensionofextraluminalcontrasttothethigh,
scrotumorperineum(complex)

•Intraperitonealrupturerequires
surgical repair while
extraperitonealinjuriesare
treatedconservativelywitha
bladdercatheter.

Case 30

Pelvic lipomatosis
•Invertedpear-shapedorteardrop
bladder.

Case 31

Caylyceal diverticulum
complicated by uroliathesis

Case 32

Calyceal rupture on
right side

Case 33

Left ureteric stricture

Case 34

Failure renal transplant with
calcified kidneys
•Irregularamorphouscalcificdensities
overlyingtheleftandrightiliac
fossa,consistentwithknownfailed
priorrenaltransplants.

Case 35

Mega ureter
•Acongenital(primary)megauretercausesofan
enlargedureterwhichareintrinsictotheureter,rather
thanasaresultofamoredistalabnormality;e.g.
bladder,urethra.Itincludes:
•Obstructedprimarymegaureter
•Refluxingprimarymegaureter
–althoughvesicouretericreflux(VUR)isacauseof
primarycongenitalmegaureteritisusuallyconsidered
separately
•Non-refluxingunobstructedprimarymegaureter

•Inallthreetypestheureterisenlarged(>7mm)
•Inobstructiveprimarymegaureternarroweddistal
ureterusuallyjustabovethevesicouretericjunction
(VUJ).Thedistalureterabovethisnarrowed
segmentismostdilated(similartoachalasia).There
isassociatedhydronephrosisandactiveperistaltic
wavescanbeseenonultrasound.
•Inrefluxingprimarymegauretervesicoureteric
refluxisdemonstrated.
•Innon-refluxingunobstructed primary
megaureter,thereisabsentoronlyaminordegree
ofhydronephrosis.

•Secondarymegaureter
–Posteriorurethralvalves:oftenbilateral
hydroureter/hydronephrosis
–Ureteraldiverticulum
–Urolithiasis
–Duplexcollectingsystemwithrefluxintolower
polemoiety

Case 36

Retroperitoneal fibrosis
with medial ureteric
deviation

Case 37

Hutch diverticulum
•Hutchdiverticulaarecongenitalbladder
diverticula,seenatthevesicouretericjunction,in
theabsenceofposteriorurethralvalvesor
neurogenicbladder.
•Theyarethoughttoresultfromaweaknessin
thedetrusormuscleanterolateraltotheureteral
orifice.

Case 38

Urethral rupture
•Retrograde urethrogram
(RUG) demonstratescontained
extravasationofthecontrastatthe
levelofthemembranousurethra
consistentwithatraumaticinjury.

Case 39

Small urinoma
following stab

Case 40

Ureteral leak and
urinoma

•Urinomas,oruriniferousfluid
collections,areurinecollectionsusually
foundintheretroperitoneum,most
commonlyintheperirenalspace,asa
consequenceofrenaltractleakage
causedbyurinaryobstruction,trauma,or
post-instrumentation.

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