What’s happening (or not happening) when you can’t pee The problem could be urinary retention ... we’ll do an ultrasound scan of the bladder and find hundreds of milliliters of urine still inside.

In patients who don't resume normal urination after surgery, a simple ultrasound test can accurately diagnose the common problem of postoperative urinary retention (POUR), reports a new study. In ...

Portable ultrasound bladder scanners have transformed the landscape of non-invasive diagnostic practices, offering a faster, more accurate means of assessing bladder volume and diagnosing urinary ...

Urinary retention is the inability to fully empty your bladder. While urinary retention can affect anyone, older men are more susceptible. There are two main types of bladder retention: acute urinary ...

Intermittent catheterization every 6 hours in postpartum women with urinary retention may be a better strategy than extended catheterization over 24 hours, a new prospective, randomized, controlled ...

The bladder is easy to overlook—until it starts causing trouble. This small, balloon-like organ in the lower urinary tract quietly stores and releases urine, helping the body eliminate waste and ...

Neurogenic bladder is a type of urinary tract dysfunction caused by damage to the nerves that control retention and release of urine. Signs and symptoms of neurogenic bladder can vary widely between ...

Axonics Modulation Technologies has received premarket approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Axonics r-SNM System, an implantable sacral neuromodulation device (SMN), for the ...

Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine. The day after I had kidney stone ...