English translation of "plancher vésical" - "trigone of the bladder"

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195 months ago

Geea (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Medical
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	plancher vésical
Context:	Discrète hypertrophie du lobe médian de la prostate semblant faire protrusion
Keywords:	... Discrète hypertrophie du lobe médian de la prostate semblant faire protrusion au niveau du plancher vésical // CT SCAN ABDOMINAL // Motif: douleurs pelviennes. Hernie? Hydrocèle droite. // Masse inguinale droite. Nausées /// What I have now is "vesical floor", but not sure that is correct, so double-checking. TIA

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195 months ago

Linda wrote:

bladder floor; floor of the bladder; bladder base; base of the bladder; trigone of the bladder

My comment:

All these terms may be used interchangeably:

Ref.: for bladder floor:
ULTRASOUND By Guenter Schmidt, B. Beuscher-Willems, p. 390 ---
http://books.google.ca/books?id=XhFbngxk8lMC&pg=PA348&lpg=PA348&dq=%22bladder+floor%22+prostate+hypertrophy&source=bl&ots=lKewe20DI_&sig=9KYtiYrbu7q8D6Oz8sYztYc0WJM&hl=en&ei=G6KvS8LRMYP48Aay3OSMBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CBwQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22bladder%20floor%22%20prostate%20hypertrophy&f=false

Ref. for: floor of the bladder, base of the bladder, bladder base, trigone of the bladder:
IMAGING OF THE PROSTATE By Ethan J. Halpern, Dennis L. Cochlin, Barry B. Goldberg, pp.78-79 ---
http://books.google.ca/books?id=tSEis-dmsp4C&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=trigone+hypertrophy+prostate+protrudes&source=bl&ots=DB83a2rsjp&sig=GOYKeWWvMQzFtyLcdvtyprsZdVc&hl=en&ei=r5evS9jiNIP_8Abkqv2vAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=trigone%20hypertrophy%20prostate%20protrudes&f=false

195 months ago

Linda wrote:

base of the bladder

195 months ago

Charles Ferguson wrote:

trigone of the bladder

My comment:

You could use "floor of the bladerr" and it would be understood, but the correct anatomical term for the inferior wall is the "trigone".It has a triangular shape.

My references:

Atlas of Human Anatomy by Frank H, Netter, MD.

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195 months ago

Charles Ferguson wrote:

Another common term is "base" of the bladder, and in your text it seems to me to be the best option. Hope this helps.

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