Urinary bladder thickness, tumor antigen, and lower urinary tract symptoms in a low Schistosoma haematobium-endemic rural community of Nigeria

Urinary bladder thickness, tumor antigen, and lower urinary tract symptoms in a low Schistosoma haematobium-endemic rural community of Nigeria

Objective: Bladder tumor antigen (BTA) is a common biomarker for urothelial carcinoma while bladder wall thickening (BWT) is a sign of urinary bladder irritation which suggests cystitis or early-stage bladder cancer pathology, most especially in the absence of bladder outlet obstruction. The aim of...

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Main Authors: Oyetunde Oyeyemi, Adekunle Adefalujo, Kolawole Ayeni, Williams Nabofa, Chinomso Nwozichi, Adeyemi Dada, Adebola Yusuf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Urological Science
Subjects:
Bladder tumor antigen
bladder wall thickness
lower urinary tract symptoms
urogenital schistosomiasis
Nigeria
Online Access:http://www.e-urol-sci.com/article.asp?issn=1879-5226;year=2018;volume=29;issue=3;spage=151;epage=155;aulast=Oyeyemi

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