Gamuts

Small urinary bladder

The urinary bladder, or simply bladder, is a hollow muscular organ in humans and other vertebrates that stores urine from the kidneys before disposal by urination. In the human the bladder is a hollow distensible organ that sits on the pelvic floor. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Contracted bladder
Small bladder
May Be Caused by
 Common
Bladder diversion
Cyclophosphamide cystitis
Cystitis
Drug reaction
Extrinsic pressure from adjacent mass
Gravid uterus
Hypertrophy from bladder outlet obstruction
Ileal conduit
Infiltrating carcinoma of bladder
Neurogenic bladder
Partial resection of bladder
Pelvic hematoma or hemorrhage
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pelvic lipomatosis
Prostatectomy
Radiation therapy
Recent voiding
Retroperitoneal fibrosis
Total incontinence
 Uncommon
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
Bladder hernia
Cerebro-oculofacioskeletal syndrome
Cystitis cystica
Exstrophy-epispadias complex
Lymphoma
Potter sequence
Schistosomiasis haematobium
Sirenomelia
Tuberculosis
Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

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