A Case Presentation and relative topic review regarding ureterocele and duplicated collecting system during my clerkship in Image Diagnostic Department
3. Patient’s profile
•PMH
Patient was told to have a
bladder septum in the midline by
trans-vaginal ultrasound
•Lab data
Urinalysis: RBC 0-2, WBC 0-2
BUN/sCr: 13/0.65
4. Recurrent UTI
Definition
≥2 infections in 6
months or
≥3 infections in one
yearRelapse
依感染菌種和間隔時間判斷
Same infectious strain and the
recurrence occurs within two
weeks of the completion of
treatment for the original
infection.
Re-infection
依兩次感染間的尿液培養判斷
Sterile urine culture is
documented between the two
UTIs in a patient off
antibiotics.
49. CT Findings
•Complete duplication of left
collecting system
•Upper moiety obstruction at the
lower end, forming a ureterocele
just behind the urinary bladder
Diagnosis:
Left complete ureteral duplication
with a ureterocele behind the urinary blad
53. WHEN MUST SUSPECT
CYSTIgnore Follow Excise
Wall
thickening
ALL (unless
infection)
Hyperdens Sharp margin < 3cm,
not completely
intrarenal,
homogeneous
Totally intra-
renal, > 3 cm +
no enhancing
Poorly defined
heterogeneous
enhancement
Enhancem
ent
<10 HE 10 – 15 HE >15 HE
Nodularity Very small non-
enhancing
nodules
All others
Multiloculat
ed
ALL(unless
infection)
64. Ureterocele
• Breakdown of the ureteral
membrane
• Developmental delay of the
ureteral bud insertion into
the bladder
• Abnormal development of
the bladder trigone
69. TAKE Home
Message
•Proper intravenous urographic
technique and rules of urographic
interpretation
•Four phases of Dynamic CT
Urography
•Features indicate that a cyst is NOT
simple
(WHEN Must Suspect Cyst)
•Symptoms of duplicated ureter and
Weigert-Meyer law
Editor's Notes
Duplication:兩套集尿系統,可能兩套都有功能,會充滿藥物;沒功能者便不會充滿藥物。IVP 要診斷很難
Ureterocele:Cobra Head
身體裡有一灘不流動的死水,久了細菌可能醞釀其中,尤其是女性
Standard:
Preliminary imaging: KUB radiograph(定位腎臟,也要包含 Pubic Synthesis) ->
打顯影劑,推藥 ->
Nephrogram (1-3 min p.i.,從不同方位照腎臟,optimal renal parenchymal visualization) ->
KUB radiograph (5 min p.i., assess temporal symmetry and progress of opacification) ->
Abdominal Compression ->
Pyelogram (10 min p.i.,從不同方位照 Pelvis & Ureter) ->
Ureter bladder images (15 min p.i.) ->
Bladder image
Delayed Phase: Neurogenic Bladder / 嗑藥~尿不乾淨,一般人餘尿量 <100c.c.
distention of the collecting system is significantly improved
Contraindications for the use of abdominal compression include evidence of obstruction on the 5-minute image, abdominal aortic aneurysm or some other abdominal mass, recent abdominal surgery or severe abdominal pain, suspected urinary tract trauma, and presence of urinary diversion or a renal transplant
Finding:
1. sclerotic change noted over the SI joint bilateral.
2. degenerative change of the spine with spur formation. (L5右側)
輸尿管因為會蠕動,所以理論上看不太到整條完整的輸尿管。如果看到整條完整的輸尿管顯影,反而代表可能有hydroureter, obstruction等問題。
Findings:
Dilated left renal pelvis and ureter
*膀胱左方有filling defect (顯影的輸尿管其實不是Cobra head,第一是因為其insertion在膀胱三角(orthotopic),第二是Cobra head能夠看得到通常是比較delayed 的影像,此時異常輸尿管會顯影,正常輸尿管已經把尿液排出)
*左腎有extra renal pelvis
左腎的upper pole有疑似mass lesion DDx: Oncocalyx, papillay necrosis (a long extension of contrast material from the fornices into the renal substance)
Contrast medium smoothly define 有 Uterine impression on sup. WallPost Voiding: collapsed bladder
腎盂還有顯影
PV 用來看 Neurogenic bladder, bladder mass lesion 等問題。
Non-enhanced CT (NECT) 打藥之前的樣子,亮暗表示本身的性質,水=0,空氣、脂肪比較暗,骨頭比較亮Detection of: (1) Stones in kidney, ureter and sometimes in CBD; (2) Calcifications in liver, pancreas; (3) Fat in liver tumors; (4) Fat in adrenal adenoma or myelolipoma
5mm 一切;明顯一包水,最常見是 Cyst;Findings: HU=-3 suggest a cystic lesion, without 下述的狀況,DDx: hydronephrosis, simple cyst, cystic renal cell carcinomas (10% of all renal cell carcinomas) 比較不像
看到下列狀況不能視為簡單的Simple cyst,要切除
Calcification
Hyperdense / high signal (=high attenuation) 代表有血管
Septations
Multiple lobules
Enhancement
Nodularity / wall thickening
Early arterial phase (immediately after bolustracking):較大、較前面的動脈會顯影
15-20 sec p.i. or immediately after bolustracking
Demarcation 劃界 of vessels
Detection of: (1) Dissection of aorta; (2) Arterial Bleeding
Late arterial phase - 35-40 sec p.i. or 15-20 sec after bolustracking
Enhancement of: (1) Hypervascular Lesions; (2) Stomach; (3) Bowel; (4) Pancreas parenchyma; (5) Spleen; (6) Kidney outer cortex
Detection of: (1) Liver: HCC – FNH – Adenoma; (2) Pancreas: Adenocarcinoma – Insulinoma; (3) Bowel Ischemia
又稱作“arterial phase” or “early venous portal phase”, because some enhancement of the portal vein can be seen. All structures that get their blood supply from the arteries will show optimal enhancement.
補充
Hepatic or late portal phase - 70-80 sec p.i. or 50-60 sec after bolustracking. Although hepatic phase is the most accurate term, most people use the term “late portal phase”. In this phase the liver parenchyma enhances through blood supply by the portal vein and you should see already some enhancement of the hepatic veins.
FNH: Focal nodular hyperplasia
因為輸尿管會Peristalsis,一般不會從頭到尾皆看到,否則可能是不太動或是塞住
70-80 sec p.i. or 50-60 sec after bolustracking
Enhancement of: Hepatic parenchyma
Detection of: Hypovascular liver lesions: Cyst, abscess, most metastases
***這套比較重要,可以偵測到 Filling Defect~
Nephrogenic phase - 100 sec p.i. or 80 sec after bolustracking.
Enhancement of: All renal parenchyma including medulla
Detection of: Renal Cell Carninoma
This is when all of the renal parenchyma including the medulla enhances. Only in this phase you will be able to detect small renal cell carcinomas.
補充 [RCC]
On non-contrast CT the lesions appear of soft tissue attenuation. Larger lesions frequently have areas of necrosis. Approximately 30% demonstrate some calcification.
During the corticomedullary phase of enhancement, 25-70 seconds after administration of contrast, renal cell carcinomas demonstrate variable enhancement, usually less than the normal cortex. Small lesions may enhance a similar amount and be difficult to detect. In general small lesions enhance homogeneously, whereas larger lesions have irregular enhancement due to areas of necrosis. The clear cell subtype may show much stronger enhancement.
The corticomedullary phase is also best for assessing vascular anatomy, both for renal vein involvement, and for arterial variation if partial nephrectomy is being contemplated. Intraluminal growth into the venous circulation, in particular, the renal vein, occurs in 4-15%. The prognosis is significantly worse for those with IVC involvement compared to renal vein involvement alone, making identification on CT important.
The nephrogenic phase (80-180 seconds) is the most sensitive phase for detection of abnormal contrast enhancement.
Excretory phase is of less worth, but important in assessing the collecting system anatomy especially if the candidate is a potential candidate for a partial nephrectomy.
Follow-up imaging after treatment is typically done with CT, with dual-phase imaging of the abdomen advocated to maximise the detection of solid organ metastases. Renal cell carcinoma typically causes hypervascular metastases, best appreciated on arterial phase imaging of the upper abdomen.
Delayed phase - 6-10 minutes p.i. or 6-10 minutes after bolustracking
Enhancement of: (1) Fibrotic Lesions; (2) Still enhancement of kidney and urinary collecting system
Detection of: (1) Liver – Cholangiocarcinoma; Fibrotic metastases, most commonly breast cancer; (2) Kidney – Transitional cell carcinoma
Sometimes called "wash out phase" or "equilibrium phase". There is wash out of contrast in all abdominal structures except for fibrotic tissue, because fibrotic tissue has a poor late wash out and will become relatively dense compared to normal tissue. This is comparable to late enhancement of infarcted scar tissue in cardiac MRI.
正常Middle Third 和 Lower Third的地方有時候輸尿管不會顯影
此圖的輸尿管交叉三次!!正常的輸尿管先insertion到膀胱!!
*17. Renal cell carcinoma (increased parenchymal thickness and distorting the collecting system)
*18. Simple cyst (nephrographic defect in the midportion of the left kidney (arrow) with increased parenchymal thickness and distortion of the underlying collecting system.)
*19. Simple cyst. (Nephrotomogram shows build-up of normal parenchymal tissue (cortical “beaking”))
*20. Renal cell carcinoma. (Nephrotomogram shows a double contour within the kidney (arrows).)