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Radiology
Pathology of Urinary System
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
10/04/2008

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Term
Vesicoureteral Reflux
Definition

Backward flow of urine out of the bladder and into the ureters

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Renal Calculi
Definition
Renal Stones
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Nephrostomy Tube
Definition
Connects the renal pelvis to the outside of the body
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Ureteral Stents
Definition
Placed surgically or via cystoscopy in cases of ureteral obstruction to help maintain patency of the diseased ureter and enable the urine to flow normally
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Foley Catheter
Definition
Most common indwelling urinary catheter that is placed within the urinary bladder using sterile technique that allows the urine to flow into a bag outside of the body
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Urinary Tract Infection
Definition
The most common of all bacterial infections; an infection of the urinary tract usually caused by a gram-negative bacillus that invades by an ascending route through the urethra to the bladder to the kidney
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Suprapubic Catheter
Definition
Used for patients requiring long-term use of catheterization
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Renal Agenesis
Definition
A relatively rare anomaly that generally manifests as the absence of the kidney on one side and an unusually large kidney on the other side
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Supernumerary Kidney
Definition
Consists of the presence of a third, small, rudimentary kidney
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Hypoplasia
Definition
A rare anomaly of size involving a kidney that is developed less than normally in size but contains normal nephrons
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Hyperplasia
Definition
Involves an oversized kidney, often associated with renal agenesis or hypoplasia of the other kidney
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Horseshoe Kidney
Definition
Describes a condition affection approximately .25% of the population in which the lower poles of the kidneys are joined across the midline by a band of soft tissue, causing a rotation anomaly on one or both sides
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Crossed Ectopy
Definition
Exists when one kidney lies across the midline and is fused to the other kidney
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Malrotation
Definition
Consists of incomplete or excessive rotation of the kidneys as they ascend from the pelvis in utero
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Ectopic Kidney
Definition

One that is out of its normal position

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Nephroptosis
Definition
In some lean and athletic persons, the kidney is mobile and drops toward the pelvis in an erect position
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Ureterocele
Definition
A cystlike dilation of the ureter near its opening into the bladder
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Renal Failure
Definition
The end product of a chronic process that eventually leads to loss of kidney function
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Ureteral Diverticula
Definition
Represent a dilated, branched ureteric remnant
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Bladder Diverticula
Definition
May occur as a congenital anomaly or be caused by chronic bladder obstuction or infection
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Urethral Valves
Definition
Mucosal folds that protrude into the posterior urethra as a congenital condition
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Polycystic Kidney Disease
Definition

Innumerable tiny cysts within the nephron unit are present at birth

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Medullary Sponge Kidney
Definition
Dilation of the renal tubules leading to urinary statis and increased levels of calcium phosphate
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Pyelonephritis
Definition
A bacterial infection of the calyces and renal pelvis
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Pyuria
Definition
The presence of pus created by the body's reaction to infection
Term

Acute glomerulonephritis

AKA

Bright's Disease

Definition
An antigen-antibody reaction in the glomeruli causing an inflammatory reaction of the renal parenchyma
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Cystitis
Definition
Inflammation of the bladder
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Neurogenic Bladder
Definition
A bladder dysfunction caused by interference with the nerve impulses concerned with urination
Term
Bladder Trabeculae
Definition
Roughening of the normally smooth bladder wall
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Staghorn Calculus
Definition
A large calculus that assumes the shape of the pelvicaliceal junction
Term
Renal Colic
Definition
Movement of stones or acute obstruction that cause severe, intermittent pain
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Nephrosclerosis
Definition

Intimal thickening of predominantly the small vessels of the kidney

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Uremia
Definition
Consists of retention of urea in the blood
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Hydronephrosis
Definition
An obstructive disorder of the urinary system that causes dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces with urine
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Renal cyst
Definition
Acquired abnormality common in adults
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Adenocarcinoma (Hypernephroma)
Definition
The most common malignant tumor of the kidney
Term
Nephroblastoma (Wilms' Tumor)
Definition
A malignant renal tumor found in 1 in every 13,500 births. 
Term
Bladder Carcinoma
Definition
Cause is related to cigarette smoking and certain chemicals, more common in men than women
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