Adenomatoid Tumor

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KEY FACTS Terminology • Benign, solid paratesticular tumor of mesenchymal origin Imaging • Solid intrascrotal mass, usually extratesticular • Rounded or oval, well circumscribed, varying echogenicity • Size: 5 mm…

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Bladder Diverticulum

Nov 10, 2024 by in ULTRASONOGRAPHY Comments Off on Bladder Diverticulum

KEY FACTS Terminology • Saccular outpouching from herniation of bladder mucosa and submucosa through muscular wall of bladder Imaging • Most commonly near ureterovesical junction • Anechoic outpouching from bladder…

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Gonadal Stromal Tumors, Testis

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KEY FACTS Terminology • Gonadal stromal tumors arise from nongerm cell elements Imaging • Leydig cell tumors ○ Small, solid, hypoechoic intratesticular mass ○ May occasionally show cystic change •…

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Renal Transplant Pseudoaneurysm

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KEY FACTS Terminology • Contained rupture secondary to defect in artery wall Imaging • Usually in renal parenchyma, rarely extrarenal • Usually ≤ 1 cm • Extrarenal pseudoaneurysm may be…

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Penis and Urethra

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IMAGING ANATOMY Penis • Composed of 3 cylindrical shafts ○ 2 corpora cavernosa : Main erectile bodies – On dorsal surface of penis – Diverge at root of penis (…

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Peritoneal Cavity

Nov 10, 2024 by in ULTRASONOGRAPHY Comments Off on Peritoneal Cavity

TERMINOLOGY Definitions • Peritoneal cavity: Potential space in abdomen between visceral and parietal peritoneum, usually containing only small amount of peritoneal fluid (for lubrication) • Abdominal cavity: Not synonymous with…

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Bowel

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GROSS ANATOMY Divisions • Esophagus ○ Cervical and thoracic segments • Stomach ○ Hollow muscular organ between esophagus and small intestine ○ Location: Intraperitoneal, in left upper quadrant, bordered superiorly…

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Hydronephrosis

Nov 10, 2024 by in ULTRASONOGRAPHY Comments Off on Hydronephrosis

KEY FACTS Terminology • Dilation of renal collecting (pelvicalyceal) system ± ureteral dilation from intrinsic or extrinsic cause • Renal collecting system dilation, pelvicalyceal dilatation, pelvocaliectasis Imaging • Dilated intercommunicating…

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Ureteral Ectopia

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KEY FACTS Terminology • Strict definition: Ureter not inserting into bladder trigone • Common usage: Ureter terminating outside bladder Imaging • 70-80% have complete ureteral duplication, 5-17% bilateral • Intravesicular…

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Horseshoe Kidney

Nov 10, 2024 by in ULTRASONOGRAPHY Comments Off on Horseshoe Kidney

KEY FACTS Terminology • Congenital anomaly in which kidneys are fused at their lower poles in midline Imaging • Kidneys on opposite sides with lower poles fused in midline ○…

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