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Bladder
Acquired non-neoplastic anomalies
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D. (see Authors page)
Editor: name, affiliation
Revised: 12 February 2010, last major update February 2010
Copyright: (c) 2002-2010, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
Definition
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● Obstruction to flow of urine from bladder, due to various causes
Terminology
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Epidemiology
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Sites
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Etiology
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● Commonly due to prostatic hypertrophy (men) or cystocele (women)
● Also urethral narrowing/strictures, mechanical obstructions, neurogenic bladder (Curr Urol Rep 2006;7:363)
Clinical features
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Prognostic factors
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Case reports
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Treatment
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● Drugs (alpha-blockers, anti-muscarinics, Neurourol Urodyn 2010 Feb 1 [Epub ahead of print])
● Treat underlying cause of obstruction
Clinical images
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Gross description (Macroscopy)
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● Trabeculation of bladder wall, diverticula
Gross images
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With prostatic hypertrophy
Micro description (Histopathology)
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Micro images
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Cytology description
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Cytology images
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Positive stains
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Negative stains
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Electron microscopy descriptions
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Electron microscopy images
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Molecular / cytogenetics description
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Molecular / cytogenetics images
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Differential Diagnosis
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● (link to topic)
Additional references
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● MedlinePlus, eMedicine, Rev Urol 2005;7 Suppl 6:S3
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