Nevertheless, due to the presence of the bladder permeability barrier (BPB) and the high molecular weight of BTX-A, direct instillation is unable to penetrate the bladder urothelium. Purpose: This ...

There are several major areas of care that require special focus, including pain, impaired physical mobility, urinary retention ... be measured by either bladder ultrasound or straight ...

Urinary tract infections are no longer a common issue associated with women ... While an enlarged prostrate in older men; and nerve damage from stroke, diabetes, or spinal trauma can contribute to ...

But I didn't enjoy this one because last month, on Friday the 13th, I was taken to A&E in an ambulance and whisked into surgery for an emergency operation on an epidural abscess. Had I not finally ...

Bladder cancer can be curable, and the likelihood of cure is higher if it is diagnosed at an early stage. Without treatment, bladder cancer does not go away on its own, and treatment is associated ...

UTIs that involve the bladder and urethra are known as acute cystitis and infections of the kidneys are pyelonephritis. Symptoms of acute cystitis include painful urination, cloudy urine, and urinary ...

Ultrasound, CT scan, or MRI. These imaging studies are sometimes used by doctors to diagnose deeper abscesses and to visualize fistula tunnels. Proctosigmoidoscopy. This test involves inserting a ...

In most prospective studies patients with diabetes are characterised as having 'complicated infections'. However, categorising all patients with diabetes into this group trivialises the concept.

But when you have overactive bladder (OAB), a condition where you suddenly need to pee, often eight or more times a day, it’s even more urgent. Travel can be harder with OAB, but it’s not ...

Interstitial cystitis (IC) and overactive bladder (OAB) are two distinct but ... of a spectrum of disorders that cause pelvic pain and urinary symptoms that significantly affect quality of life.

People who are born with a bladder defect or people who have had to use a urinary catheter for a long time are also at higher risk for bladder cancer. In recent years, incidence rates have decreased ...

abscesses and hematomas were mostly suspected. Figure 1. Right lateral projection of the abdomen. An ovoid-shaped, soft-tissue opacity mass (asterisk) caudodorsal to the urinary bladder was noted, ...