Is it possible to establish a normal urinary bladder wall thickness index.

• Other Authors: Chan, Ricky Lap Kei.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Urinary Bladder
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5889763; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-322497

by Ricky, Lap Kei Chan. === Thesis submitted in: December 1997. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves [123-129]). === Abstract also in Chinese. === Table of Contents --- p.i === Abstract --- p.v === Chinese Abstract --- p.vii === Acknowledgements --- p.ix === Statement of Originality --- p.x === List of Figures --- p.xi === List of Tables --- p.xiv === INTRODUCTION === Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.2 === Chapter 1.1. --- Urinary Bladder Wall Thickness --- p.2 === Chapter 1.2. --- Urinary Bladder Shape --- p.3 === BACKGROUND === Chapter Chapter 2 --- Embryology --- p.6 === Chapter 2.1. --- Embryology of the Urinary Bladder --- p.6 === Chapter Chapter 3 --- Anatomy --- p.9 === Chapter 3.1. --- Basic Anatomy of Urinary Bladder --- p.9 === Chapter 3.2. --- "Artery, Vein, Lymphatic and Nervous Supply of Urinary Bladder" --- p.18 === Chapter Chapter 4 --- Pathology --- p.20 === Chapter 4.1. --- Cystitis --- p.20 === Chapter 4.2. --- Parasitic Infestation --- p.21 === Chapter 4.3. --- Catheter Induced Cystitis --- p.21 === Chapter 4.4. --- Chemotherapy Induced Cystitis --- p.22 === Chapter 4.5. --- "Calculus, Clot and other Debris" --- p.23 === Chapter 4.6. --- Bladder Outlet Obstruction --- p.23 === Chapter 4.7. --- Neurogenic Bladder --- p.24 === Chapter 4.8. --- Bladder Neoplasm --- p.24 === Chapter 4.9. --- Metastasis from Neighboring Malignancy --- p.26 === Chapter Chapter 5 --- Pathophysiology --- p.27 === Chapter 5.1. --- Mechanism causing Urothelial Edema during Cystitis --- p.27 === Chapter 5.2. --- Muscular Hypertrophy and associated Cystitis during Bladder Outlet Obstruction --- p.29 === Chapter 5.3. --- Neoplastic Disease --- p.30 === Chapter Chapter 6 --- Previous Works in Urinary Bladder Wall Thickness --- p.31 === Chapter 6.1 --- Previous Findings --- p.31 === MATERIALS AND METHODS === Chapter Chapter 7 --- Aims of the Study --- p.34 === Chapter 7.1. --- Bladder Wall Thickness --- p.34 === Chapter 7.2. --- Bladder Configuration --- p.34 === Chapter Chapter 8 --- Methodology --- p.35 === Chapter 8.1. --- Choice of Imaging Modality for Bladder Wall Thickness Measurement --- p.35 === Chapter 8.2. --- Study Group Selection Criteria --- p.38 === Chapter a) --- Criteria for the selection of normal subject --- p.38 === Chapter b) --- Criteria for the selection of subject with bladder disorder --- p.40 === Chapter 8.3. --- Equipment --- p.41 === Chapter 8.4. --- Bladder Volume Estimation --- p.43 === Chapter 8.5. --- Measuring Method --- p.45 === Chapter a) --- Bladder volume estimation --- p.45 === Chapter b) --- Bladder wall thickness measurement --- p.47 === Chapter c) --- Bladder configuration observation --- p.50 === Chapter 8.6. --- Technical Consideration --- p.54 === Chapter a) --- Bladder wall thickness measurement and bladder volume estimation in normal subject --- p.54 === Chapter b) --- Bladder wall thickness measurement in subject with bladder disorder --- p.57 === Chapter c) --- Bladder shape observation --- p.59 === RESULTS AND DISCUSSION === Chapter Chapter 9 --- Results and Discussion --- p.61 === Chapter 9.1. --- Pilot Studies --- p.61 === Chapter 9.2. --- Data Grouping for Bladder Wall Thickness in Normal Subjects --- p.68 === Chapter 9.3. --- Bladder Wall Thickness --- p.70 === Chapter 9.4. --- Bladder Wall Thickness Variation within Individual Age Group --- p.74 === Chapter 9.5. --- Bladder Wall Thickness Variation between Different Age Groups --- p.81 === Chapter 9.6. --- Relationship of Bladder Wall Thickness against Bladder Volumein Different Genders --- p.84 === Chapter 9.7. --- Comparison with Publication --- p.87 === Chapter 9.8. --- Nomograms of Bladder Wall Thickness in Different Age Groups --- p.89 === Chapter 9.9. --- Establishment of the Normal Upper Limit of Bladder Wall Thickness in Different Age Groups --- p.92 === Chapter 9.10. --- Data Grouping for Bladder Wall Thickness in Subjects with Bladder Disorder --- p.93 === Chapter 9.11. --- Measuring Method for Bladder Wall Thickness in Potentially Abnormal Subjects --- p.94 === Chapter 9.12. --- Distribution of Bladder Wall Thickness of Diseased Subjectsin Nomograms --- p.95 === Chapter 9.13. --- Data Grouping in Bladder Configurations Observation --- p.108 === Chapter 9.14. --- Distribution of Bladder Configurations in Transverse Section of Ultrasound Images --- p.110 === Chapter 9.15. --- Distribution of Bladder Configurations in Longitudinal Section of Ultrasound Images --- p.114 === CONCLUSIONS === Chapter Chapter 10 --- Conclusions --- p.120 === Chapter 10.1. --- Urinary Bladder Wall Thickness --- p.120 === Chapter 10.2. --- Urinary Bladder Configuration --- p.122 === References --- p.R1-R7 === Appendix === Appendix A Graphs of bladder wall thickness against bladder volume of all individual sub-age groups --- p.A1-A23 === Appendix B Graphs of bladder wall thickness against bladder volume of all individual sub-age groups (between male and female) --- p.B1-B23 === Appendix C Nomograms of bladder wall thickness in different age groups --- p.C1-C8 === Appendix D Distribution of bladder configurations in transverse ultrasound images of different age groups --- p.D1-D4 === Appendix E Distribution of bladder configurations in longitudinal ultrasound images of different age groups --- p.E1-E4