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Bladder
Congenital anomalies
Hypoplasia
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D. (see Authors page)
Revised: 2 January 2010, last major update – January 2010
Copyright: (c) 2002-2010, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
Definition
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● Bladder with low capacity (volume)
Terminology
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● A component of Potter’s sequence (Wikipedia)
Epidemiology
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● Very rare
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Etiology
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● Due to various causes of low urine output / inadequate bladder cycling, such as bilateral renal agenesis or severe renal dysplasia
● May also be due to low outlet resistance (epispadias) or functional bypassing of the bladder (bilateral ureteral ectopia)
Clinical features
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Prognostic factors
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Case reports
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● Bilateral single ectopic ureters with hypoplastic bladder (J Pediatr Urol 2007;3:243)
Treatment
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● Many require bladder augmentation or staged ureterral reimplantation to achieve adequate bladder capacity
Clinical images
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Gross description (Macroscopy)
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Gross images
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Micro description (Histopathology)
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Micro images
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Cytology description
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Cytology images
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Positive stains
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Negative stains
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Electron microscopy descriptions
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Electron microscopy images
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Molecular / cytogenetics description
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Molecular / cytogenetics images
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Differential Diagnosis
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● (link to topic)
Additional references
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End of Bladder > Congenital anomalies > Hypoplasia
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