A 72-year-old woman with a 30-year history of paraplegia was referred to the urology clinic for treatment of a bladder stone. CT of the abdomen revealed a large bladder stone with a tree ring ...

Over time, chronic catheters and bladder infections can cause bladder irritation which can increase your risk for bladder cancer.

A bladder cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming bringing uncertainty and emotional distress Read on to learn the hopes and ...

A pensioner who had been paralysed from the chest down for 30 years found out she had a bladder stone the same size as a baseball in her abdomen after undergoing an ultrasound. The 72-year-old ...

To compare same-day photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) to conventional energy-integrating detector CT (EID-CT) for detection of small renal stones (≤ 3 mm). Patients undergoing clinical dual-energy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Axial images of stones obtained by CT allow more precise estimation of length and width than the standard of plain abdominal X-ray. Could coronal CT reconstructions, incorporating measurement of ...

Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson MD, MPH The navel, also known as the belly button or umbilicus, is a small, round, or ...