JDMS Article - SDMS CME Credit

Article: The Sonographic Appearance of Seminal Megavesicles, an Association With Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Series Review

Authors: Georgia Carr, MAOM

Category: Abdomen [AB]

Credit: 0.5 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article titled “The Sonographic Appearance of Seminal Megavesicles, an Association With Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Series Review,” you will be able to:

1. Describe normal anatomical characteristics of the seminal vesicles

2. Recognize associated findings of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)

3. Recognize sonographic findings of seminal megavesicles

1. Intracranial aneurysms, dilation of the aortic root, and aortic dissections are life threatening complications and comorbidities associated with:

2. ADPKD

3. Nephrolithiasis

4. Seminal vesicle cysts

Seminal vesicles with a lumen measuring greater than what are considered megavesicles?

0.90 cm

0.95 cm

1.0 cm

1.5 cm

How many times more likely are patients with a PKD1 mutation to have megavesicles than patients with a PKD2 mutation?

10

20

30

40

The “bowtie” appearance describes the sonographic imaging of:

Nephrolithiasis

Complex cysts

Bladder debris

Megavesicles

Seminal vesicles are paired glands located posterior and inferior to the bladder. What is the locational relationship to the vas deferens?

Anterior

Posterior

Lateral

Inferior