Bladder
Health Encyclopedia: Bladder Stones
Bladder stones are hard buildups of mineral that form in the urinary bladder.
Alternative Names
Stones - bladder; Urinary tract stones; Bladder calculi
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Bladder stones are usually the result of another urologic problem such as
Expert & Community Posts
Can I Get a New Bladder?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert...asked about the possibility of transplanting a new bladder. It is an interesting thought isn't... Read more »
Answering Incontinence Community Questions: How Does Bladder Augmentation Work?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert............Several weeks ago, I wrote about options for improving bladder capacity and decreasing... Read more »
Is My Bladder Weak?
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert......incontinence, and explain a bit about whether or not a bladder can actually be "weak". The... Read more »
Bladder Cancer
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert...incontinence. It is the sixth most common cancer in the U.S: bladder cancer. The Federation of... Read more »
How to Manage MS-Related Bladder Dysfunction
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert......symptoms and those with major impairments. Effective bladder management strategies make it... Read more »
Health Guide
Bladder exstrophy repair
...repair; Exposed bladder repair; Repair of bladder exstrophy Read more »Bladder exstrophy repair
.........defect is usually performed within the first 48 hours after birth. Alternative Names Bladder birth defect repair; Everted bladder repair; Exposed bladder repair; Repair of... Read more »Four Steps for Gaining Control of Your Bladder
Pass urine less frequently and reduce the sudden urge to pass urine by retraining your bladder. Follow these steps: Keep a record for a week of how often you pass urine. If you pass urine every... Read more »Urinary Incontinence: Causes and Treatments
...... whose walls are a muscle that is supplied with nerve fibers. When the patient desires to empty their bladder, this muscle contracts forcing the urine out of the exit tube. There is a circular... Read more »Neurogenic bladder
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Medications
...(flay-VOX-ate)Uses This medication is used to treat certain bladder/urinary tract symptoms.... Read more »
...KLOR-ide)Uses Oxybutynin is used to treat certain bladder and urinary conditions (e.g.,... Read more »
...Uses This medication is used to treat an overactive bladder. By relaxing the muscles in the... Read more »
...form of oxybutynin that is used to treat overactive bladder and urinary conditions. It relaxes... Read more »
...Uses This medication is used to treat an overactive bladder. By relaxing the muscles in the... Read more »
Related News
Better Bladder Cancer Detection
September 08, 2006ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Every year, more than 61,000 people in the United States will be told they have bladder cancer. The... Read summary »
Neobladder
November 03, 2006PORTLAND, Ore. (Ivanhoe) -- When Hans Neukomm learned he had advanced bladder cancer, he thought he'd also have to re-learn going to the bathroom.... Read summary »
Q&A: How to remedy a prolapsed bladder after surgery
April 16, 2009One woman wants to know whether she has to undergo surgery again after a recurring bladder prolapse. According to Doctor Ahmad Hamidinia, there is a... Read summary »
Doc offers tips on controlling bladder problems
October 03, 2008Women's health expert, Dr. Judith Reichman, says that up to 25 million Americans suffer from loss of bladder control. And not every type of... Read summary »
Medicine's Next Big Thing: Custom-Built Organs (Part 3 of 3)
May 05, 2008ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- More than 94,000 Americans are on the transplant waiting list. Every 13 minutes, a new person joins that... Read summary »
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