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Augmented cecal mucosa appears pink under hexylaminolevulinate "blue light" fluorescence cystoscopy. 2010

Hussein Tuffaha, and Greg L Shaw, and Tim Briggs

Barnet General Hospital, London, UK.

Hexylaminolevulinate (hexa ALA) "blue light" fluorescence for detecting cellular changes in mucosal epithelium is used in urology to detect transitional-cell carcinoma and carcinoma in situ in the bladder. It is is also being studied for the detection of precancerous/cancerous lesions in the colon. We present a case in which hexa ALA fluorescence cystoscopy was used in the evaluation of cecal mucosa that was incorporated into the bladder as an augmentation cystoplasty. To our knowledge, this is the first time the imaging appearance of an augmented bladder under Hexa ALA fluorescence cystoscopy is described.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009092	Mucous Membrane	An EPITHELIUM with MUCUS-secreting cells, such as GOBLET CELLS. It forms the lining of many body cavities, such as the DIGESTIVE TRACT, the RESPIRATORY TRACT, and the reproductive tract. Mucosa, rich in blood and lymph vessels, comprises an inner epithelium, a middle layer (lamina propria) of loose CONNECTIVE TISSUE, and an outer layer (muscularis mucosae) of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS that separates the mucosa from submucosa.	Lamina Propria,Mucosa,Mucosal Tissue,Muscularis Mucosae,Mucous Membranes,Membrane, Mucous,Membranes, Mucous,Mucosae, Muscularis,Mucosal Tissues,Propria, Lamina,Tissue, Mucosal,Tissues, Mucosal
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.	Bladder,Bladder Detrusor Muscle,Detrusor Urinae,Bladder Detrusor Muscles,Bladder, Urinary,Detrusor Muscle, Bladder,Detrusor Muscles, Bladder
D002432	Cecum	The blind sac or outpouching area of the LARGE INTESTINE that is below the entrance of the SMALL INTESTINE. It has a worm-like extension, the vermiform APPENDIX.	Cecums
D003116	Color	The visually perceived property of objects created by absorption or reflection of specific wavelengths of light.	Colors
D003558	Cystoscopy	Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the urinary bladder.	Cystoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Cystoscopic,Cystoscopic Surgery,Surgery, Cystoscopic,Cystoscopic Surgeries,Cystoscopic Surgical Procedure,Cystoscopies,Procedure, Cystoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Cystoscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Cystoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Cystoscopic
D005260	Female		Females
D005453	Fluorescence	The property of emitting radiation while being irradiated. The radiation emitted is usually of longer wavelength than that incident or absorbed, e.g., a substance can be irradiated with invisible radiation and emit visible light. X-ray fluorescence is used in diagnosis.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths