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Abstract
A HERNIA-like condition in which the weakened pelvic muscles cause the URINARY BLADDER to drop from its normal position. Fallen urinary bladder is more common in females with the bladder dropping into the VAGINA and less common in males with the bladder dropping into the SCROTUM.
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- Fallen Urinary Bladder
- Urinary Bladder Prolapse
- Prolapse, Urinary Bladder
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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History Note
2007; use URINARY BLADDER DISEASE 1990-2006
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- Bladder Diseases (1965-2006)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cystocele. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D052858. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D052858
- Cystocele. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystocele
- Cystocele. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q246085