title: Bladder wall fat on computed tomography with pathologic correlation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence and significance of fat in the urinary bladder wall detectable by computed tomography (CT).
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review of 200 consecutive patients with noncontrast CT. Cystectomy specimen CT/pathologic correlation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CT-detectable fat in 30 (15%) patients was significantly more predominant in men (P=.003) and in patients with past renal stones (P<.001). Urinary tract infections were significantly less common in patients with bladder wall fat (P=.05). Pathologically, CT-detectable fat was submucosal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CT-detectable bladder wall fat is more common in men than women and in patients with a history of renal stones and urinary tract infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA. skriegshauser@mayo.edu
authors.forename: J Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kriegshauser
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Conley
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hentz
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D050154:Adiposity; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001130:Arizona / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*