Ateneo - UPO

Genito-urinary tract anatomy
Nephrostomy tube placement
Percutaneous nephrolitothomy
Semirigid and flexible ureteroscopy
Cystography and retrograde and anterograde pyelography
Ureteral stent placement
Varicocele and its treatments (surgery vs antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy of internal spermatic veins)

F. Porpiglia. Urologia. Edizioni Minerva Medica

To learn principal urological conditions that require intra and perioperative ragiological sources
To understand the role of the radiology technician within urological procedures that require his/her presence

Knowledge of genito-urinary tract anatomy and knowledge of genito-urinary tract radiology

MS powerpoint presentations with on-site lessons

Written exam with two types of questions (based on contents of lessons):
- Multiple choices questions and/or open questions with short answer
- One or two open questions with longer answer

- Introduction: anatomy of the genito-uranary tract and urological clinical semeiotics with emphasis on aspects of interest for a radiology technician
- Imaging techiniques in urology: X-ray of the abdomen, cystography and urethrocystography, retrograde and anterograde pyelography, CT of the abdomen and its phases, MR of the abdomen and its application in urology
- Urological disposables: wire, vesical catheter, ureteral stent, ureteral catheter, nephrostomy tube
- Urinary stones: etiology, diagnosis and treatments with specific focus on the use of intraoperative x-rays for ureteral stent placement, nephrostomy tube placement, Semirigid and flexible ureteroscopy and ureteral lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolitothomy (ECIRS), and external shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
- Varicocele: etiology, diagnosis and treatment with specific focus on antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy of internal spermatic veins
- Hydronephrosis and pyeloureteral junction disease: classification, diagnosis and treatment (ureteral stent/nephrostomy tube placement and surgery with pyeloplasty)
- Radical cystectomy: indications and types of urinary diversions with specific focus on aspects of interest for a radiology technician

Knowledge of genito-urinary tract anatomy and knowledge of radiological imaging and radiological procedures applied to the genito-urinary tract.