CYSTOCELE
\sˈɪstə͡ʊsə͡l], \sˈɪstəʊsəl], \s_ˈɪ_s_t_əʊ_s_əl]\
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Cystocelia, Cistocele, Cystidocele, from 'the bladder,' and 'a tumour,' Hernia vesicae urinariae, Hernia of the bladder, (F.) Hernie de la Veasie. It is not common. It occurs, most frequently, at the abdominal ring; less so at the crural arch, perinaeum, vagina, and foramen thyroideum. It may exist alone, or be accompanied by sac, containing some abdominal viscus. The tumour is soft and fluctuating; disappears on pressure, and increases in size when the urine is retained. It must be reduced and kept in position by truss. Vaginal cystocele is kept in place by pessary.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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