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Descriptor English: Cystocele
Descriptor Spanish: Cistocele
Descriptor cistocele
Entry term(s) hernia vesical
prolapso de la vejiga urinaria
prolapso vesical
vejiga caída
Scope note: Afección de tipo HERNIA en la que la debilidad de los músculos pelvianos da lugar a que la VEJIGA URINARIA descienda de su posición normal. El descenso de la vejiga es más frecuente en las mujeres, en las que la vejiga cae hacia la VAGINA, y menos frecuente en los varones, en los que desciende al ESCROTO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cistocele
Descriptor French: Cystocèle
Entry term(s): Fallen Urinary Bladder
Prolapse, Urinary Bladder
Urinary Bladder Prolapse
Tree number(s): C12.050.351.968.829.508
C12.200.777.829.707
C12.950.829.508
C23.300.842.624.249
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D052858
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Bladder Diseases (1965-2006)
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see BLADDER DISEASE 1990-2006
History Note: 2007; use URINARY BLADDER DISEASE 1990-2006
DeCS ID: 52128
Unique ID: D052858
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Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Cystocele - Preferred
Concept UI M0002631
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Cystocele
Entry term(s) Fallen Urinary Bladder
Prolapse, Urinary Bladder
Urinary Bladder Prolapse



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