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Genitourinary Surgery

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1. Incision - planned between the 11th and 12th rib - involves separation rather than resection.
Intercostal incision
Renal cell carcinoma
Nephrons
Cryptorchidism

2. Flank or lumbar incision
Adrenal gland
Wilms' tumor.
Cryptorchidism
Renal cell carcinoma

3. PSA
Biopsy
Testicular cancer
Hypospadias
Useful in determining cancer of the prostate.

4. Commonly done in a cysto room
Retrograde urogram
Kidney - ureters - and bladder.
Autosomal dominant - autosomal recessive - acquired cystic kidney disease.
Endoscopy

5. Treated through an inguinal incision.
Cryptorchidism
Autosomal dominant - autosomal recessive - acquired cystic kidney disease.
Flank incision
An enhancement of KUB.

6. Another name for IVU
Adrenalectomy
Cryptorchidism
Transcostal incision
Intravenous pyelogram (IVP).

7. Abdominal ultrasound and CT scans.
Secretes steroid-type hormones essential to the control of fluid and electrolyte balance.
Forcefully removes tumor segments and blood clots from the bladder.
Renal cell carcinoma
The surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands.

8. KUB stands for?
Subcostal flank incision
Pituitary tumors - surgical removal or radiation therapy. Benign adrenal tumors - removed endoscopically - malignant tumors - surgical removal.
Kidney - ureters - and bladder.
Intravenous pyelogram (IVP).

9. Important tools in diagnosing tumors and obstructions of the genitourinary tract.

10. Three cavernous structures of the penis.
Renal cell carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma
Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease - and diabetic glomerulosclerosis.
The two corpora cavernosa on the dorsal side that lie side by side. The corpus spongiosum which lies in the midline below the former structures.

11. Classic symptoms of Pheochromacytoma.
Intercostal incision
Severe headaches - excess sweating - tachycardia-palpitations - anxiety - tremor - pain in the epigastric region - weight loss - and heat intolerance.
Wilms' tumor.
Addison's disease

12. Incision used for implantation of a donor kidney.
Biopsy
Gibson incision
Phimosis
It allows the bladder to prevent reflux through muscular contraction upon the ureter.

13. What is PKD?
When the parenchyma of the kidney is replaced by multiple fluid-filled benign cysts.
Cortex and medulla
Secretes steroid-type hormones essential to the control of fluid and electrolyte balance.
Circumcision

14. Allows for visualization of the affected structures.
Calcium-based 75% - struvite or magnesium ammonium phosphate 15% - uric acid - cystine.
Forcefully removes tumor segments and blood clots from the bladder.
Endoscopy
End-stage renal disease

15. Approximate number of nephrons in each kidney
More than one million.
When the parenchyma of the kidney is replaced by multiple fluid-filled benign cysts.
Testicular torsion
Inherited - develops between the ages of 30 and 40 - 90% of all PKD fall into this category.

16. The urethral opening occurs on the underside of the penis/on the perineum of the male.
Urinalysis
Lumbar incision
Hypospadias
Adrenalectomy

17. Incision used to access the scrotal contents.
Scrotal incision
Gibson incision.
Adrenalectomy
Postadrenalectomy

18. Four basic chemical types of urinary calculi.
Testicular cancer
Calcium-based 75% - struvite or magnesium ammonium phosphate 15% - uric acid - cystine.
Biopsy
Testicular torsion

19. Two causes for Cushings' syndrome
It allows the bladder to prevent reflux through muscular contraction upon the ureter.
Dialysis and kidney transplant.
Primary cause is a pituitary tumor (overproduction of ACTH) - tumor of the adrenal cortex (may be benign or malignant).
PKD/polycystic kidney disease.

20. Diagnosis accomplished with biochemical laboratory teste and radiological examinations.

21. What is a KUB?
End-stage renal disease
More than one million.
Orchiopexy
An anterior to posterior radiographic view of the urinary system.

22. Directly linked to cigarette smoking and heredity.
Adrenalectomy
Renal cell carcinoma
IVU
Postadrenalectomy

23. Torsion
Twisting
Renal cell carcinoma
Inherited - develops between the ages of 30 and 40 - 90% of all PKD fall into this category.
Addison's disease

24. Usually performed because of a tumor - causes Cushing's syndrome or pheochromocytoma.
Secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine.
Twisting of the spermatic cord
Adrenalectomy
Renal cell carcinoma

25. PKD
Addison's disease.
Flank incision
Renal cell carcinoma
Polycystic kidney disease

26. Acquired cystic kidney disease
Inherited - develops between the ages of 30 and 40 - 90% of all PKD fall into this category.
Develops in patients with long-term kidney problems - symptoms occur later in life.
Wilms' tumor.
Addison's disease

27. Done endoscopically or via a traditional incision.
Wilms' tumor.
Adrenalectomy
Renal cell carcinoma
Nephrons

28. MIBG
Lumbar incision
Emptying the bladder and closing the bladder orifice.
A nuclear medicine study that is designed to detect and locate pheochromocytoma.
Adrenal gland

29. Recommended for severe phimosis.
Diabetic nephropathy/Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease.
Circumcision
IVU
Testicular cancer

30. Follow-up care may include lifelong hormone replacement therapy.
Intravenous pyelogram (IVP).
Postadrenalectomy
The two corpora cavernosa on the dorsal side that lie side by side. The corpus spongiosum which lies in the midline below the former structures.
Intercostal incision

31. Excessive thirst and edema.
Diabetic nephropathy/Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease.
End-stage renal disease
Kidney - ureters - and bladder.
A condition that prevents the foreskin from retracting over the glans penis.

32. Two portions of the adrenal gland
PKD/polycystic kidney disease
Hypospadias
Cortex and medulla
Emptying the bladder and closing the bladder orifice.

33. A normal part of aging affecting most men over the age of 50.
End-stage renal disease
Addison's disease
Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
Addison's disease

34. Weight loss - weakness and fatigue - GI disturbances - low blood pressure - darkening of the skin - hair loss - and dramatic mood and behavior changes.

35. Incision often used to access the scrotal contents of an adult or child.
Wilms' tumor.
Biopsy
Gibson incision.
Inguinal incision

36. Hormone replacement with corticosteroids is essential for life.

37. Ellik evacuator
IVU
Forcefully removes tumor segments and blood clots from the bladder.
Scrotal incision
Inherited - extremely rare - affects young children.

38. Best for nonmalignant masses.
Cryptorchidism
Adrenalectomy
Circumcision
Endoscopic removal

39. Surgical removal of the affected kidney is recommended and should be followed by radiation and chemotherapy. If treated prior to metastasis the 5-year survival rate is 90%.

40. Should be performed as soon as possible to prevent testicular torsion from reoccuring.
Renal cell carcinoma
Develops in patients with long-term kidney problems - symptoms occur later in life.
Renal cell carcinoma
Orchiopexy

41. 5 year survival rate around 75%.
IVU
Renal cell carcinoma
Addison's disease.
Calcium-based 75% - struvite or magnesium ammonium phosphate 15% - uric acid - cystine.

42. Incision - low lying kidney or mid to upper ureter
Subcostal flank incision
Nephrons
Testicular cancer
Kidney - ureters - and bladder.

43. Incision of choice for radical orchiectomy.
Hypospadias
Retrograde urogram
Inguinal incision
Adrenalectomy

44. What is the treatment for Cushing's syndrome?
Renal cell carcinoma
Circumcision
The surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands.
Pituitary tumors - surgical removal or radiation therapy. Benign adrenal tumors - removed endoscopically - malignant tumors - surgical removal.

45. Two conditions that often lead to ESRD.
Renal cell carcinoma
Polycystic kidney disease or diabetic nephropathy.
Retrograde urogram
Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease/diabetic nephropathy

46. May be a complication of certain illnesses such as TB and AIDS.

47. The developmental absence of the anterior wall of the urethra.
Diabetic nephropathy/Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease.
Epispadias.
Cryptorchidism
Postadrenalectomy

48. The single most important laboratory examination.
More than one million.
End-stage renal disease (ESRD)
PKD/polycystic kidney disease
Urinalysis

49. Pheochromacytoma
Cryptorchidism
A tumor affecting the medulla of the adrenal gland causing an overproduction of adrenaline.
Wilms' tumor.
Addison's disease

50. Functional units of the kidney
Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease/diabetic nephropathy
Nephrons
A condition that prevents the foreskin from retracting over the glans penis.
When the parenchyma of the kidney is replaced by multiple fluid-filled benign cysts.