mild thickening of bladder wall

magrun · 12-13-2007, 08:58 AM

i went in for a ct on my pancreas (turned out ok) but they noticed thickening of the bladder wall. i folllowed up with an MRI which resutled in "Mild thickening of the bladder wall" my pcp stated she never saw this before as I have no symptoms. when i google this i get 50 million results about cancer. can there be another cause for this. im plannig to follow up with a urologist but would like some general info. im male - 33 and a moderate smoker. any info would be very appreciated.

smokey · 12-13-2007, 09:56 AM

I have that and trabeculation also. My urologist said it was no big deal. I believe he said with an SCI the bladder wall thickens over time due to expansion and contraction (and perhaps over-contraction in my case) and it lays down collogen on the bladder wall further reducing the ability of the bladder muscles to squeeze urine out. I was experiencing difficulty when I voided using a condom drainage set up at the time. Went to intermittent catheterization and all is well.

SCI-Nurse · 12-13-2007, 11:29 AM

Hi,

I agree that bladder thickening is occasionally reported as a finding on CT.
It is good to keep track of but I have not found it to be clinically important in and of itself.

What it does mean is that you should have regular bladder exams including ultrasound yearly for stones, etc and have
regular cystoscopy done to visually examine your bladder and take a bopsy of any susppicious area. The frequency of cystoscopy is based on your method of bladder management and history-usually every 1-2 years.

AAD

magrun · 12-13-2007, 01:15 PM

thank you both - i should know better than to search for answers to these types of questions through a google search

rrbbtt · 12-13-2007, 01:23 PM

And I recently saw my urologist and he prescribed Oxybutynin. He said that it is a muscle relaxer that will keep the bladder walls from thickening.
Bob

12-13-2007, 08:58 AM	#1
magrun Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	mild thickening of bladder wall i went in for a ct on my pancreas (turned out ok) but they noticed thickening of the bladder wall. i folllowed up with an MRI which resutled in "Mild thickening of the bladder wall" my pcp stated she never saw this before as I have no symptoms. when i google this i get 50 million results about cancer. can there be another cause for this. im plannig to follow up with a urologist but would like some general info. im male - 33 and a moderate smoker. any info would be very appreciated.

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12-13-2007, 09:56 AM	#2
smokey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 1,864	I have that and trabeculation also. My urologist said it was no big deal. I believe he said with an SCI the bladder wall thickens over time due to expansion and contraction (and perhaps over-contraction in my case) and it lays down collogen on the bladder wall further reducing the ability of the bladder muscles to squeeze urine out. I was experiencing difficulty when I voided using a condom drainage set up at the time. Went to intermittent catheterization and all is well.

12-13-2007, 11:29 AM	#3
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,304	Hi, I agree that bladder thickening is occasionally reported as a finding on CT. It is good to keep track of but I have not found it to be clinically important in and of itself. What it does mean is that you should have regular bladder exams including ultrasound yearly for stones, etc and have regular cystoscopy done to visually examine your bladder and take a bopsy of any susppicious area. The frequency of cystoscopy is based on your method of bladder management and history-usually every 1-2 years. AAD

12-13-2007, 01:15 PM	#4
magrun Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	thank you both - i should know better than to search for answers to these types of questions through a google search

12-13-2007, 01:23 PM	#5
rrbbtt Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SoIn Posts: 26	And I recently saw my urologist and he prescribed Oxybutynin. He said that it is a muscle relaxer that will keep the bladder walls from thickening. Bob