vesical diverticulum
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Diverticulum — A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall is a diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within the large intestine (colon) causes pockets of tissue (sacs) that push out from the colon walls. The plural is diverticula. Diverticula… … Medical dictionary
urachal diverticulum — a usually asymptomatic type of vesical diverticulum resulting from a urachus that has closed at the umbilical end but not at the bladder end; seen most often in children, those with prune belly syndrome, and persons with a bladder outlet… … Medical dictionary
Mesentery — Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the lower part of the abdomen. The mesentery is marked with red … Wikipedia
Dorsal mesentery — Abdominal part of digestive tube and its attachment to the primitive or common mesentery. Human embryo of six weeks … Wikipedia
Hernia — A general term referring to a protrusion of a tissue through the wall of the cavity in which it is normally contained. More specifically, a hernia often refers to an opening or weakness in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. This… … Medical dictionary
fistula — An abnormal passage from one epithelial surface to another epithelial surface. [L. a pipe, a tube] abdominal f. a fistulous passage connecting one of the abdominal viscera … Medical dictionary
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
triangle — In anatomy and surgery, a three sided area with arbitrary or natural boundaries. SEE ALSO: trigonum, region. [L. triangulum, fr. tri , three, + angulus, angle] anal t. [TA] the posterior portion of the perineal region through which the … Medical dictionary
Jerry Blaivas — Jerry G. Blaivas (born in Brooklyn, NY) is a board certified American urologist, researcher, editor, and author, and he serves as the director of the Institute for Bladder and Prostate Research in New York City. Contents 1 Life 2 Education and… … Wikipedia
