Fulguration has been used in the past to burn away bladder tumors, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. In this study, the researchers reviewed the medical records of 96 ...

Only 17 patents experienced tumor progression and one patient died of bladder cancer. The authors conclude that surveillance cystoscopy every 6 months, coupled with outpatient fulguration ...

Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is a type of bladder cancer where the tumor remains confined to the bladder's ...

The exact causes of overactive bladder (OAB) are unclear. However, risk factors for OAB include having an enlarged prostate, obesity, older age, smoking, and more. The bladder is an organ that ...

Pelvic floor physical therapy can ease chronic pelvic pain, strengthen pelvic floor muscles to improve bladder and bowel control, reduce pain with sex, and advance postpartum recovery.

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MDMedically reviewed by Renita White, MD Bladder wall thickening (BWT) is not a specific ...

Neurogenic bladder is when a problem in your brain, spinal cord, or central nervous system makes you lose control of your bladder. You may pee too much or too little. You could have symptoms of ...

Luke Massella is one of about 10 people alive walking around with a replacement bladder that has been grown from his own cells. He was born with a condition called spina bifida, which, from birth ...

You get bladder cancer when bladder cells become abnormal and grow out of control. Over time, a tumor forms. To find out whether you have bladder cancer, the first thing your doctor probably will ...

The subtypes investigated in bladder cancer were CK19, CK20 and CK7 IHC/RT-PCR CK20: 56–46% [98,99]; CK7: 100% [99]; CK1: 93.1% [101] Association of CK19 with UPII detected pN0 patients with ...

The bladder is decompressed with a large indwelling Foley catheter for at least 2 weeks. Although the process is risky and not commonly done, even Nd-YAG laser fulguration of small vesicovaginal ...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy is the standard treatment for cisplatin-eligible patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Adding perioperative immunotherapy may ...