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 ...

Management options for patients with neurogenic bladder (NGB) secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI) include indwelling catheters, reflex voiding to a condom catheter or pad/diaper, clean intermittent ...

Like the stomach, the human bladder is a sac-like organ that expands and contracts when emptying. Located in the pelvis, above and behind the pubic bone, the bladder’s main function is to collect and ...

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 ...

Professor Witjes was registered as a urologist in 1992, after medical and urological training in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. In 1993, he completed his PhD on prognosis and treatment of superficial ...

An atonic bladder, sometimes called a flaccid or acontractile bladder, refers to a bladder whose muscles don’t fully contract. This makes it hard to urinate. Usually, when your bladder fills with ...

Your urinary bladder is a balloon-shaped organ that stores urine from the kidneys until it’s released through the urethra. The bladder is located in the pelvic cavity between the pelvic bones. It can ...

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 ...

Neurogenic bladder is when a problem in your brain, spinal cord, or central nervous system makes you lose control of your bladder. You may pee too much or too little. You could have symptoms of both ...

Botox (Botulinum A toxin) stops your nerves from telling your muscles to tighten (contract). Botox is a popular cosmetic procedure, but providers also use it to treat other medical conditions, ...

Carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a common malignancy and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the western world. Current understanding of etiology, disease process, molecular characteristics ...