Abstract
Objectives: 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. Conclusion: 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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 509-513 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Clinical Imaging |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2013 |
Keywords
- Adipose tissue
- Cystectomy
- Urinary bladder
- Urinary bladder neoplasms
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging