RT Book, Section
A1 Dooley-Hash, Suzanne
A1 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181041670
T1 Cystocele
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181041670
RD 2024/04/23
AB A  cystocele  is  a  herniation  of  the  posterior  bladder  wall  and  trigone  through  the  anterior  wall  of  the  vagina.  It  is  caused  by  weakening  of  the  pelvic  floor  during  childbirth.  Patients  complain  of  vaginal  bulging  or  fullness.  Symptoms  are  worsened  by  Valsalva  maneuvers  and  improved  with  positioning  (recumbent).  Cystoceles  are  often  associated  with  urinary  incontinence  and  incomplete  emptying  of  the  bladder.  Rectoceles,  uterine  prolapse,  and  soft  tissue  tumors  should  also  be  considered.