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An apparatus which measures the pressure in the bladder. Modern investigations also include measurement of urine flow, and the resultant bladder pressure/flow study (urodynamic investigation) provides useful information regarding bladder function. An instrument for measuring the pressure in the urinary bladder. A device for estimating the capacity of the bladder and pressure changes in it…

A condition in which stones are formed in the urinary bladder. The presence of stones (calculi) in the urinary bladder. The stones are either formed in the bladder, due to obstruction, urinary retention, and infection (primary calculi), or pass to the bladder after being formed in the kidneys (secondary calculi). They cause pain, the passage…

An examination of the urinary bladder by X-rays after radio-opaque dye has been introduced. X-ray examination of the urinary bladder after the injection of a contrast medium. The X-ray photographs or films thus obtained are known as cysto-grams. Cystography is most commonly performed to detect reflux of urine from the bladder to the ureters, usually…

An X-ray photograph of the urinary bladder. X ray of the bladder, usually obtained following injection of contrast media through a catheter placed into the bladder via the urethra. A radiograph of the bladder.  

Cystine in the urine. An inherited disease characterized by excessive amounts of cystine in the urine. The disease is due to a mutation in the gene for the renal carrier of cystine, lysine, and arginine. Cystinuria is an inherited disorder characterized by the kidneys’ inability to efficiently process specific amino acids, the fundamental building blocks…

A disorder affecting the absorption of amino acids, resulting in excessive amounts of cystine accumulating in the kidneys. An inborn defect in the absorption and metabolism of amino acids, leading to abnormal accumulation of the amino acid cystine in the blood, kidneys, and lymphatic system. Excess excretion of cystine in the urine (cystinuria) leads to…

A vein which drains the gall bladder.  

A disease caused by infestation of tapeworm larvae from pork. A disease caused by the presence of tapeworm larvae of the species Taenia solium in any of the body tissues. Man becomes infected on ingesting tapeworm eggs in contaminated food or drink. The presence of cysticerci in the muscles causes pain and weakness; in the…

A duct which takes bile from the gall bladder to the common bile duct. Tube that carries bile from the gallbladder toward the intestine; it joins with the hepatic duct from the liver to form the common bile duct, which empties into the duodenum. The duct through which bile from the gallbladder passes into the…

An artery leading from the hepatic artery to the gall bladder.