Friday, March 22, 2013

Pear Shaped Urinary Bladder

Question
All are causes of "pear shaped"  Urinary Bladder except
a.Pelvic lipomatosis
b. Pelvic fibrosis
c) Iliopsoas hypertrophy
d) Retroperitoneal fibrosis

Answer
d) Pear Shaped urinary bladder is also known as tear drop urinary bladder. It is a condition in which the normal oval structure of UB is compressed and it resembles a pear. Any collection in pelvis or around UB can lead to this. Retroperitoneal fibrosis is far away to cause any changes in the bladder wall

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