Computed tomographic evaluation of pear-shaped bladder.
Computed tomography (CT) was used to distinguish between pelvic lipomatosis and idiopathic inferior vena caval thrombosis as a cause of a pear-shaped bladder seen on intravenous urography. The findings on CT were explicit in explaining the patient's clinical problem.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014567:Urography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*