The question at this point is how well complete primary repair of bladder exstrophy, using the phallic disassembly technique, has met the goals of renal preservation, construction of a cosmetically ...

Have you noticed an unusual bulge in your vagina or a feeling of heaviness in your pelvic area? Maybe you’re fine in the morning, but by evening, things feel... off. These could be signs of a ...

Graphical comparison of bladder augmentation surgery using either ileum (top) or a cell-seeded, biodegradable scaffold (bottom). MSCs and HSPCs represent different types of stem cells found in the ...

Patients with neuropathic bladder (NB), a condition in which nerve damage affects bladder function, have a significantly ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. UCLA and USC surgeons performed the world’s ...

Some people can manage a prolapsed bladder, or cystocele, with conservative treatments and without surgery. If a prolapse does not cause problems or block urine flow, it is unlikely to require surgery ...

Most people with bladder cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If bladder cancer has spread beyond your bladder, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat ...