Urinary 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
More Information About Suprapubic Catheters and Multiple Sclerosis
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What if the Suprapubic Catheter Does Not Work?
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How to Manage MS-Related Bladder Dysfunction
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When Your Incontinence Is a Symptom of Something Else
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Incontinence Treatment: More Information On Surgical Outcomes
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Health Guide
Blood in Urine: Causes and Treatments
...the cause. In adult women, infection of the bladder or kidneys, urinary stones, and tumors of the urinary bladder, kidneys are the most common causes. In adult men, enlargement and/or... Read more »Urinary Incontinence: Causes and Treatments
Urinary incontinence can be defined as the involuntary loss of urine. The urinary bladder, which stores urine until the patient voluntary empties its content, is a reservoir in the lower abdomen... Read more »Chronic Prostatitis: An Overview
...prostate 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... Read more »Bladder exstrophy repair
...Definition Bladder exstrophy repair is a surgery to repair bladder exstrophy. Exstrophy of the urinary bladder is an uncommon birth defect in which the bladder is exposed, inside out, and... Read more »Voiding cystourethrogram
...during urination. The urethra carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. Usually, the urinary bladder does not show up well on x-rays. In this examination, a special contrast dye... Read more »Images
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 »
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Stem Cells Treat Urinary Incontinence
May 05, 2008TORONTO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Approximately 13 million Americans are living with urinary incontinence -- a condition that causes the bladder to... Read summary »
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 »
Treating Urinary Incontinence
June 14, 2006RICHMOND, Va. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- About 30 percent of all women suffer from urinary incontinence. Many are too embarrassed to seek help for... Read summary »
Getting Over the Urge to "go": Which Surgery is Best?
May 29, 2007By Andrea Hughes, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many women suffering from urinary incontinence may be able to... Read summary »
Herb may stop bladder infections
October 02, 2008According to researchers at Duke University, the herb forskolin may reduce urinary tract infections. Researchers found that forskolin kills the... Read summary »
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