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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Invasive bladder cancer, which is when cancer has invaded the muscles of the bladder wall, is often treated with a radical cystectomy. This involves the removal of the entire bladder. Individuals ...

Perioperative management for muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) includes neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy (NAC) followed by radical cystectomy and risk-adapted adjuvant immunotherapy. More ...

MISSOULA, Mont. - Gall bladder patients at Missoula's Community Medical Center now have minimally invasive surgery option and it's on the cutting edge. It's called the Da Vinci Surgical System, and ...

Experiencing an overactive bladder (OAB) is common after undergoing prostate surgery. Various treatment options exist to help manage the condition and reduce the frequent urge to urinate. OAB refers ...

A bladder fistula happens when an irregular skin connection forms between the bladder and another organ. This is usually the vagina, bowel, or colon. Fistulas are irregular, tunnel-like connections ...