Abdomen Sonography: Urinary Disease 2 - Video Lesson

Hey everyone, and welcome back to our abdominal extended sonography series on urinary diseases. This lesson looks at additional urinary diseases with a focus on the sonographic evaluation of common renal and urinary tract conditions. These include structural, functional, and congenital issues that sonographers routinely encounter in clinical practice. Remember, recognizing and differentiating these conditions on ultrasound is key to accurate diagnosis and timely patient care. Let's begin with a look at specific types of pathologies that are a little less common: uracal anomalies. The urachus is a fetal remnant that once connected the bladder to the umbilical cord. Normally, it seals off before birth. But if it doesn't, well, that's where anomalies can develop. Here's what you might see on ultrasound. A patent urachus channel between the bladder and umbilicus. In some cases, urine may be seen leaking out of the belly button in newborns. Sonographic