Cyst-/cysto-: From 1 Different Sources
Relating to the bladder, as in cystitis (inflammation of the bladder).
A technique for measuring the pressure in the URINARY BLADDER as part of a URODYNAMIC investigation to assess the functioning of the bladder.... cystometry
See CYSTS.... dermoid cyst
A misnomer applied to epidermoid cysts of the skin whose contents are kerateous not sebaceous. The common ‘wen’ of the scalp arises from follicular epithelium and is similar.... sebaceous cyst
A cyst arising in the neck from remnants of the embryological branchial clefts. They are usually ?uid-?lled and will therefore transilluminate.... branchial cyst
Mucous discharge from the bladder... cystorrhea
See: FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE. ... breast, cyst
A fluid-filled lump behind the knee. A Baker’s cyst is caused by increased pressure in the knee joint due to a buildup of fluid in a disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis. Most Baker’s cysts are painless, and some disappear spontaneously. Occasionally, a cyst may rupture, producing pain and swelling in the calf that can mimic a deep vein thrombosis (see thrombosis, deep vein). Diagnosis of a Baker’s cyst is confirmed by ultrasound scanning. Treatment is rarely needed.... baker’s cyst
The surgical creation of a hole in the bladder usually performed to drain urine when the introduction of a catheter is inadvisable or impossible.... cystostomy
See chalazion.... meibomian cyst
A PROLAPSE of the base of the URINARY BLADDER in a woman. The pelvic ?oor muscles may be weakened after childbirth and, when the woman strains, the front wall of the vagina bulges. Stress incontinence often accompanies a cystocoele and surgical repair is then advisable (see COLPORRHAPHY).... cystocoele
Pain in the urinary bladder... cystodynia
An X-ray picture of the URINARY BLADDER.... cystogram
An instrument for measuring the pressure in the URINARY BLADDER.... cystometer
A cyst formed by endogenous or exogenous budding from the germinal layer of a hydatid.... daughter cyst
An X-ray procedure for studying the bladder while urine is passed. Micturating cystourethrography is most commonly used in young children to detect abnormal reflux of urine as the bladder empties.... cystourethrography, micturating
A fluid-filled sac in the kidney. Most kidney cysts are noncancerous. Cysts commonly develop in people over 50 and may occur singly or multiply in 1 or both kidneys. Most cysts occur for no known reason and do not usually produce symptoms unless they become large enough to cause pain in the lower back due to pressure. However, large numbers of cysts in the kidneys may be associated with polycystic kidney disease (see kidney, polycystic), which often leads to kidney failure. Treatment of simple cysts is not usually necessary, but aspiration (withdrawal of fluid) or surgical removal may be carried out if a cyst is painful or recurs.... kidney cyst
n. X-ray examination of the urinary bladder after filling it with a contrast medium. The X-ray images thus obtained are known as cystograms. Cystography is most commonly performed to detect reflux of urine from the bladder to the ureters, usually in children (see vesicoureteric reflux). In adults it is often performed to detect bladder injury or perforation. If films are taken during voiding (micturating cystourethrogram) then the urethra can also be observed (see urethrography). The examination can also be performed in conjunction with manometry (see bladder pressure study).... cystography
swelling of the central area of the retina (macula), usually occurring as a result of trauma, posterior *uveitis, or ocular surgery.... cystoid macular oedema
n. the presence of stones (calculi) in the urinary bladder. The stones are either formed in the bladder, due to obstruction, urinary statis, and infection (primary calculi), or pass to the bladder after being formed in the kidneys (secondary calculi). They cause pain, the passage of bloody urine, and interruption of the urinary stream and should be removed surgically. See calculus.... cystolithiasis
(vesicofixation) n. a surgical operation to fix the urinary bladder (or a portion of it) in a different position. It may be performed as part of the repair or correction of a prolapsed bladder.... cystopexy
a malignant tumour of the connective tissue of the breast: it accounts for approximately 1% of all breast cancers. Such tumours may show a wide variation in cell structure and they often present as a large mass but without distant spread. The best treatment for a localized tumour is simple *mastectomy.... cystosarcoma phylloides
n. surgical incision into the urinary bladder, usually by cutting through the abdominal wall above the pubic symphysis (suprapubic cystotomy). This is necessary for such operations as removing stones or tumours from the bladder and for gaining access to the prostate gland in the operation of transvesical *prostatectomy.... cystotomy
see sebaceous cyst.... epidermoid cyst
n. an operation to enlarge the capacity of and to decrease the pressure within the bladder by incorporating a segment of bowel. In a clam cystoplasty, the bladder is cut across transversely from one side of the neck to the other side through the dome (fundus) of the bladder and a length of the ileum, jejunum, or colon is inserted as a patch. In the operation of ileocaecocystoplasty, the dome is removed by cutting across the bladder transversely or sagittally above the openings of the ureters; it is replaced by an isolated segment of caecum and terminal ileum. In ileocystoplasty the bladder is enlarged by an opened-out portion of small intestine. The bladder may be totally replaced by a reservoir constructed from either small or large intestine (see cystectomy).... cystoplasty
a simple cyst of the *fimbria of the Fallopian tube.... fimbrial cyst
see ovarian cyst.... follicular cyst
see ovarian cyst.... luteal cyst
(MCU) see urethrography.... micturating cystourethrogram
a small (and often painful) cyst containing a thick sticky fluid that develops over the end joint of a finger or toe. It may be in communication with the underlying joint.... myxoid cyst
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