Items tagged “bladder”

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Gas in the urinary bladder

There are numerous causes of gas in the urinary bladder. In the hospital setting by far the most common is the recent placement of an indwelling urinary catheter. Other causes include 1: iatrogenic indwelling urinary catheter is by far the most common cause cystoscopy, etc. ...
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Neurogenic bladder

Neurogenic bladder is a term applied to a dysfunctional urinary bladder that results from any lack of coordination between the central nervous system and the somatic nervous system 5, including injuries to the central or peripheral nerves that control and regulate urination. Injury to the brain,...
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Pear-shaped bladder

Pear-shaped (or teardrop-shaped) bladder is one whose normal round or ovoid shape has been extrinsically compressed to resemble a pear. The pear may be inverted or upright, depending on how the excess pelvic tissue compresses the bladder. Pathology Etiology Causes of a pear-shaped bladder inc...
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Transitional cell carcinoma grading

Transitional cell carcinomas of the urothelium are graded histologically as follows: transitional cell papilloma benign tumor, not a carcinoma but sometimes included in classification systems carcinoma in situ do not penetrate the basement membrane cells resemble those of grade II or III t...
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Transitional cell carcinoma (staging)

Staging of transitional cell carcinomas of the urinary tract vary according to the location of the tumor, and are staged using the TNM staging system.  transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis transitional cell carcinoma of the ureter transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder  
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Ureterocele

Ureteroceles represent abnormal congenital dilatation of the distal-most portion of the ureter. The dilated portion of the ureter may herniate into the bladder secondary to the abnormal structure of vesicoureteric junction (VUJ). Epidemiology A ureterocele occurs in about 1 in 5000 to 1 in 120...
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Ureterocele

  Diagnosis certain
Jeremy Jones
Published 16 Mar 2009
91% complete
X-ray
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Bladder stones in augmented bladder

  Diagnosis almost certain
Michael Sargent
Published 06 Apr 2009
69% complete
X-ray
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Bladder carcinoma in a diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Paresh K Desai
Published 23 Jun 2009
74% complete
CT
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Urothelial cell carcinoma - stage T3b

  Diagnosis almost certain
Ahmed Almuslim
Published 26 Aug 2009
68% complete
MRI
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Colovesical fistula

Colovesical fistulas are communications between the lumen of the colon and that of the bladder, either directly or via an intervening abscess cavity (foyer intermediaire). When the communication is between the rectum and urinary bladder, the term rectovesical fistula is used. Epidemiology The ...
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Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder (staging)

Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder staging uses the TNM system which has replaced the previously widely used Jewett-Strong-Marshall tumor staging system. It is very similar to the staging of TCC of the renal pelvis and staging of TCC of the ureter. TNM staging (8th edition) T Ta: non-...
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Emphysematous cystitis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 08 Nov 2009
65% complete
CT
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Urachal cyst

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 24 Dec 2009
74% complete
CT
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Urothelial carcinomas

  Diagnosis probable
Hani Makky Al Salam
Published 17 Jan 2010
50% complete
Ultrasound CT
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Transitional cell carcinoma of urinary bladder

  Diagnosis certain
Maulik S Patel
Published 27 Mar 2010
79% complete
Ultrasound
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Ureterocoele - infant

  Diagnosis almost certain
Laughlin Dawes
Published 11 May 2010
75% complete
Ultrasound
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Bladder stone

  Diagnosis certain
Dr Ruslan Asadov
Published 15 May 2010
59% complete
CT
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Urinary bladder rupture

  Diagnosis certain
Maulik S Patel
Published 24 May 2010
82% complete
Ultrasound
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Transitional cell carcinoma (urinary tract)

Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), also called urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC), is the most common primary malignancy of the urinary tract and may be found along its entire length, from the renal pelvis to the bladder.  As imaging findings and treatment vary according to where along the urinary...

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