There are three main types of stress incontinence surgery: injections, urethral sling, or colposuspension. These procedures can support the urethra and tighten the bladder neck, which may reduce urine ...

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 ...

Bladder cancer is mainly urothelial carcinoma, with non-muscle-invasive and muscle-invasive types, and smoking as a key risk factor. Diagnosis involves cystoscopy, biopsy, urine cytology, and imaging ...

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 ...

Robotic surgery for bladder cancer speeds recovery, reduces pain, and improves quality of life. It also significantly reduces risks such as blood clots and can preserve functions like sexual health.

Although bladder cancer ranks as the sixth most common cancer in the United States, with approximately 85,000 new cases diagnosed each year, it continues to receive limited awareness, advocacy, and ...

On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE:JNJ) Inlexzo (gemcitabine intravesical system) as a new treatment approach for certain types of bladder ...

Doctors consider surgery for interstitial cystitis (IC) as a last resort when other treatments, such as diet changes, medications, bladder instillations, and physical therapy, have failed to bring ...

Nearly 200,000 Americans are living with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), a severe and fast-growing type of bladder cancer that penetrates the thick muscle layer of the bladder wall. After ...