cystocele
Sign in to savethumb|200px|A cystocele protruding through the vagina in a 73-year-old woman A cystocele, also known as a prolapsed bladder, is a medical condition in which a woman's bladder bulges into her vagina. Some may have no symptoms. Others may have trouble starting urination, urinary incontinence, or frequent urination. Complications may include recurrent urinary tract infections and urinary retention. Cystocele and a prolapsed urethra often occur together and is called a cystourethrocele. Cystocele can negatively affect quality of life.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Cystocele
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Prolapsed bladder, dropped bladder, anterior vaginal wall collapse
- Medical condition (new).image
- Cysctocele_hariadhi.svg
- Medical condition (new).field
- Urology, gynecology
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Trouble starting urination, incomplete urination, urinary incontinence, frequent urination
- Medical condition (new).complications
- Urinary retention
- Medical condition (new).types
- Grade 1, 2, 3
- Medical condition (new).risks
- Childbirth, constipation, chronic cough, heavy lifting, being overweight
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Based on symptoms and examination
- Medical condition (new).differential
- Bartholin cyst, nabothian cyst, urethral diverticulum
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Lifestyle changes, pelvic muscle exercises, vaginal pessary, surgery
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- ~33% of women > 50 years old
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
1,819 papers- Cystocele and functional anatomy of the pelvic floor: review and update of the various theories.International urogynecology journal · 2016
- Severe cystocele: optimizing results.Current urology reports · 2007
- Scrotal cystocele.Journal of the American Medical Association · 1951
- Bilateral ureterohydronephrosis associated with cystocele.British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) · 2022
- Cystocele repair with interpositional grafting.The Urologic clinics of North America · 2011
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- pelvic organ prolapse
- Image
- Cystocele.png
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- urogynecology
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Complications
- Cause
- Risk factors
- Diagnosis
- Grading
- Classifications
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Non-surgical
- Surgery
- Epidemiology
- History
- Cystocele in animals
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|200px|A cystocele protruding through the vagina in a 73-year-old woman A cystocele, also known as a prolapsed bladder, is a medical condition in which a woman's bladder bulges into her vagina. Some may have no symptoms. Others may have trouble starting urination, urinary incontinence, or frequent urination. Complications may include recurrent urinary tract infections and urinary retention. Cystocele and a prolapsed urethra often occur together and is called a cystourethrocele. Cystocele can negatively affect quality of life.
Causes include childbirth, constipation, chronic cough, heavy lifting, hysterectomy, genetics, and being overweight. The underlying mechanism involves weakening of muscles and connective tissue between the bladder and vagina. Diagnosis is often based on symptoms and examination.
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