Detection of bladder distention by suprapublic percussion.
1962
S BOYARSKY, and
J GOLDENBERG
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D010474
Percussion
Act of striking a part with short, sharp blows as an aid in diagnosing the condition beneath the sound obtained.
Percussions
D001743
Urinary Bladder
A musculomembranous sac along the URINARY TRACT. URINE flows from the KIDNEYS into the bladder via the ureters (URETER), and is held there until URINATION.
Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.
Cannulation,Cannulations,Catheterizations
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016055
Urinary Retention
Inability to empty the URINARY BLADDER with voiding (URINATION).
Retention, Urinary
D034841
Abdominal Cavity
The region in the abdomen extending from the thoracic DIAPHRAGM to the plane of the superior pelvic aperture (pelvic inlet). The abdominal cavity contains the PERITONEUM and abdominal VISCERA, as well as the extraperitoneal space which includes the RETROPERITONEAL SPACE.