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Suprapubic and pelvis Bladder : for example, a distended bladder caused by a blockage preventing you from emptying your bladder - such as in prostate gland enlargement in me...
Look for a distended bladder. In women vaginal examination may be appropriate. In men digital rectal examination should be performed. , Pregnancy Detrusor instability Benign prost...
Bladder Cancer, The most common type of bladder cancer in the UK is transitional cell bladder cancer, other types of bladder cancer are rare in the UK. What causes bl...
Apart from the incontinence associated with vesicovaginal fistulae in women, or overflow incontinence associated with a distended bladder in chronic retention, the three principal clinical fo...
Overactive Bladder Syndrome (OAB), Sometimes medication may be advised in addition to bladder training to relax the bladder. What is overactive bladder syndrome? Overac...
Suprapubic Distended bladder (firm mass can extend up to the umbilicus in extreme cases). Neuroblastoma (in children and infants).
Neurogenic Bladder, What causes neurogenic bladder? (Aetiology) [ 1 ] Any condition that impairs bladder and bladder outlet afferent and efferent signalling ca...
Interstitial Cystitis (Painful Bladder Syndrome), This measures bladder pressures as your bladder fills and empties. In patients with IC/PBS the bladder has a small...
The patient is very uncomfortable and unable to pass urine, with a tender, distended bladder. However, it is necessary to consider the diagnosis in those unable to describe symptoms - eg, unc...
It can reveal renal parenchymal masses, hydronephrosis, a distended bladder, enlarged prostate and renal calculi. Where there is abnormality, further imaging (CT scan or plain X-ray of the ki...
Bladder and Urethral Injuries, Aggressive surgical debridement of the bladder may result in a small bladder, giving rise to bladder spasms and urge incontinence. Ov...
Catheterising Bladders (Method and Indications), Long-term indications include: Treatment of chronic urinary retention due to bladder outlet obstruction not amenable to other t...
Primary postpartum haemorrhage Aetiology The causes of PPH have been described as the "four T's" [ 2 ] : T one: uterine atony, distended bladder. T rauma: lacer...
Lower abdomen : Urinary tract - distended bladder, infection. Colon (see 'Left iliac fossa'). Gynaecological (see 'Left iliac fossa').
For example, the two lobes of the thyroid gland, the parotid (fills the hollow between the posterior border of the mandible and the mastoid process), the enlarged spleen or liver, the uterine fundus i...
Overactive Bladder (Urinary Incontinence and Urge Incontinence), What is overactive bladder syndrome? Overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome is characterised by urgency, often...
Bladder Cancer (Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Treatment), There are around 10,300 new bladder cancer cases in the UK every year. There were 5,485 deaths per year from bladder ...
Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome, Synonyms: bladder pain syndrome, hypersensitive bladder syndrome, trigonitis Painful bladder syndrome (PBS) i...
Urolithiasis (Urinary Tract Stones and Bladder Stones), Calcium oxalate precipitates form in the basement membrane of the thin loops of Henle; these eventually accumulate in the subepithelial...
There is oligohydramnios, bilateral hydronephrosis, and obstructive renal dysplasia. The bladder is greatly distended, leading to failure of the muscle layer to develop. There is und...