A bladder spasm, also known as detrusor hyperreflexia, occurs when the bladder muscle squeezes involuntarily without warning. In addition to pain or discomfort, the spasms can lead to bladder leakage ...

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 ...

Incontinence is defined as the involuntary leakage of urine from the bladder. Incontinence can affect both men and women in any age group but is more common in women and the elderly. As the population ...

Millions of Americans have neurogenic bladder. Neurogenic bladder is when a person lacks bladder control due to a brain, spinal cord or nerve problem. This includes people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) ...

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 ...

Too much water or other fluid Overfills the bladder. Drink no more than 2 liters (about 2 quarts) of fluid a day. Drink most fluids during the daytime and limit fluids in the evening. Causes ...

Overactive bladder (OAB) is typically not painful, but it can cause significant discomfort and a sudden, strong urge to urinate. OAB causes sudden, involuntary contractions of the bladder muscle ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) on an “Iron Dome for America” has caused a buzz across the defense community. But what does an “Iron Dome for America” actually mean? Please join the CSIS ...

This protocol is described in detail in Keast et al. (2020a). After exposing the bladder via a ventral midline abdominal incision, the dome was punctured with an 18G needle to allow insertion of ...

This study introduces sacral intraspinal microstimulation (ISMS) as a novel method to inhibit spontaneous bladder reflexes in anesthetized cats. In addition, we investigated the effects of ...

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It was there that a biopsy uncovered the truth: Armando had Stage 4 metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC), also known as advanced bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is a serious, challenging disease ...