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What is bladder wall thickening?
Bladder wall thickening is exactly what it sounds like. The wall of your bladder is thickening if you have bladder wall thickening.
What causes thickening of the lining of the stomach?
Some specific conditions, but in general it is from chronic inflammation, infection or irritation.
What does thickening of the bladder mean?
The wall of the urinary bladder should not be > 3 mm thick when distended and not > 5 mm thick when decompressed. The thickened wall could be due to the edema (swelling) of the wall which can happen due to the inflammation(cystitis) or the thickening could be due to the deposition of urinary sediments on the walls of the bladder. These are the 2 commonest causes. Bladder cancer is another cause. Generally if you are diagnosed with thickening of the bladder you will be sent to a urologist and have a cystoscopy performed.
What causes bleeding from intestines?
That's an ulcer, and results from the acid in your stomach dissolving a hole in YOUR stomach wall. I suggest a hospital.
What is helical thickening?
Helical thickening, also known as spiral thickening, is a form of sculpturing. Helical thickenings are part of the S3 layer of the secondary wall.
What causes thickening of the frontal lobe?
Meditation.
How do you test for thickening of the uterus wall?
Typically via ultrasound
What disease causes thickening of skin?
Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)
What does the wall of the contain?
The walls of the stomach contain a thick layer of mucus. The stomach itself is filled with pepsin and Hydrochloric acid in order to digest food. The thick layer of mucus prevents these acids from digesting the wall of your stomach. Occasionally this mucus recedes and some of the acid can get in. When this occurs, it causes a Peptic Ulcer.
What is the thickening of the inner wall of an artery called?
Arteriosclerosis is the medical term meaning progressive thickening of the inner walls of arteries.
What is it called when you have a hole in the stomach wall?
A hole in the stomach wall is known commonly as an ulcer. Ulcers are caused by an overabundance of hydrochloric acid within the stomach. The acid weakens the stomach lining and penetrates the stomach wall, causing ulcers.
How do the wall of the stomach different from the wall of the esophagus?
The stomach has to digest the food. The wall of the esophagus has to pass the food to stomach. So the walls of both are designed by nature like that.
