Function Of The Bladder
Can I Get a New Bladder?
I am routinely asked about the possibility of transplanting a new bladder. It is an interesting thought isn't it. I mean, if you have a liver or kidneys that do not work right, then you are put on a list and hopefully will eventually receive one of these organs. Transplanting a bladder would be a wonderful option for those patients who bladders have failed them. Unfortunately, transplanting a bladder would be extremely risky and because having a working bladder is not mandatory to live, th...
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Expert & Community Posts
Answering Incontinence Community Questions: How Does Bladder Augmentation Work?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health ExpertBladder Augmentation - Reader's Question: If a bladder is augmented, do the bladder muscles stop... Read more »
More Information About Suprapubic Catheters and Multiple Sclerosis
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert...I have multiple sclerosis and I have a nuerogenic bladder. That is why the doctor suggested... Read more »
Does Aging Cause Incontinence?
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert...following are all factors that do change in your bladder function as you age: • Your kidneys... Read more »
Combating the Aging Process
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert...NAFC, we have long echoed the mantra that loss of bladder or bowel control is not an automatic... Read more »
What Is the Difference Between a Urologist and a Urogynecologist?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert...and other disorders including incontinence of the bladder. A urologist has gone through... Read more »
Health Guide
Chronic Prostatitis: An Overview
...gland is a chestnut-shaped glandular tissue surrounding the connection of the outlet of the urinary bladder and the urethra or urine tube that carries the urine to the outside. Its function is... Read more »Bladder exstrophy repair
Bladder birth defect repair; Everted bladder repair; Exposed bladder repair; Repair of bladder exstrophy Expectations after surgery Surgery is... Read more »Radionuclide cystogram
...cystogram is a test (nuclear scan) using radioactive material (radioisotope) that is placed into the bladder. A scanner then detects radioactivity tocheck bladder and urinary tract functions. ... Read more »Voiding cystourethrogram
Cystourethrogram - voiding Normal Values The bladder and urethra will be normal in size and function. What abnormal results mean ... Read more »Urge incontinence
Urge incontinence involves a strong, sudden need to urinate, followed by a bladder contraction, which results in leakage. Alternative Names Overactive bladder; Detrusor... Read more »Images
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Medicine's Next Big Thing: Custom-Built Organs (Part 3 of 3)
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Neobladder
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