Bladder infections are a common type of urinary tract infection (UTI). Bacteria enters your urethra and moves to the bladder, where the bacteria can multiply quickly. Anyone can have a bladder ...

Bladder pressure is usually a sign that a person needs to urinate. But, it can also indicate an underlying health condition, such as interstitial cystitis. People often refer to interstitial cystitis ...

Urinary bladder spasms occur when the bladder contracts involuntarily, which can cause a person to urinate. Various conditions, such as UTIs, can cause bladder spasms. A variety of conditions can ...

Surgeons from UCLA Health have successfully performed the first-ever human bladder transplant, a potentially game-changing procedure for people suffering from bladder dysfunction and pain. “This first ...

Although Mac Howard has spent the last 16 years without a bladder-cancer recurrence, he never feels truly free. The 58-year-old Indiana resident still studies his urine for any traces of blood, and ...

Bladder wall thickening can result from urinary tract infections (UTIs), bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), benign or cancerous tumors, or chronic inflammation. It happens when the bladder works harder ...

Table 1. Select Ongoing Neoadjuvant and Concurrent Radiation Trials Using Checkpoint Inhibitors for MIBC RC is a procedure associated with considerable morbidity. In a study at Memorial Sloan ...

An enlarged bladder is one that has become larger than usual. Typically, the bladder walls become thicker and then grow because they are overstretched. This condition is also known as “bladder ...

Patients undergoing cystectomy for bladder cancer may have some options when selecting the most appropriate type of urinary diversion. Each form of urinary diversion has some pros and cons, according ...

Emerging solutions are bringing us closer than ever to tackling these unmet medical needs, enhancing patient outcomes and improving overall quality of life for those with NMIBC. Cretostimogene ...

An eight-year Indian clinical trial shows that radiation therapy after bladder removal surgery can significantly reduce ...