"trabeculation" of the bladder wall

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Chockman - 19 Apr 2006 22:21 GMT

Can anyone tell me what this means in terms of one's bladder health? Is
it only a descriptive term or is there some deeper meaning pertaining to
whether one recovers from frequent urination, need to force urination,
etc? My recent cystoscopy showed a score of 2 on trabeculation. Any
help would be appreciated.

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Derek F - 20 Apr 2006 00:13 GMT

> Can anyone tell me what this means in terms of one's bladder health? Is
> it only a descriptive term or is there some deeper meaning pertaining to
> whether one recovers from frequent urination, need to force urination,
> etc? My recent cystoscopy showed a score of 2 on trabeculation. Any help
> would be appreciated.

From a Google search:
Trabeculation of the bladder lining simply means that the bladder muscle has
thickened over time, possibly as a result of obstruction to outflow of
urine, and been organised into a trabecular pattern of criss-crossing lines
or partitions, dividing the bladder cavity. These are visible down the
telescope that is used to look into the bladder.
Or try pasting this link
www.med.nus.edu.sg/sur/OBSTRUCTIVE%20UROPATHY%20by%20CM%20Chin.doc for a
fuller explanation.

Derek.

Derek.

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Chockman - 20 Apr 2006 00:24 GMT

Thanks, Derek. That reference is very helpful.

>>Can anyone tell me what this means in terms of one's bladder health? Is
>>it only a descriptive term or is there some deeper meaning pertaining to
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> Derek.

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