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Summary
The bladder is a hollow organ in your lower abdomen that stores urine. Many conditions can affect your bladder. Some common ones are:
- Cystitis - inflammation of the bladder, often from an infection
- Urinary incontinence - loss of bladder control
- Overactive bladder - a condition in which the bladder squeezes urine out at the wrong time
- Interstitial cystitis - a chronic problem that causes bladder pain and frequent, urgent urination
- Bladder cancer
Doctors diagnose bladder diseases using different tests. These include urine tests, x-rays, and an examination of the bladder wall with a scope called a cystoscope. Treatment depends on the cause of the problem. It may include medicines and, in severe cases, surgery.
NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Diagnosis and Tests
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Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy
(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
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Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)
(National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
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Pelvis Ultrasound
(American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America) Also in Spanish
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Urinary Retention
(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
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Urinary Tract Imaging
(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
- Urination Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Treatments and Therapies
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Urinary Diversion
(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
Related Issues
- Urine Color (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Specifics
- Bladder Stones (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Urinary Bladder Diseases
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
Reference Desk
- Kidneys and Urinary Tract (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Children
- Blood in the Urine (Hematuria) (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
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Hydronephrosis in Newborns
(National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse) Also in Spanish
- Patent urachus repair - series (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
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Pediatric VCUG (Voiding Cystourethrogram)
(American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America) Also in Spanish
- Ultrasound: Bladder (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Ultrasound: Renal (Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder) (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)
Teenagers
- Kidneys and Urinary Tract (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Men
- Bladder Outlet Obstruction: Causes in Men? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Women
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Cystocele (Prolapsed Bladder)
(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
- Vaginal Pessary (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Patient Handouts
- Bladder biopsy (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Bladder outlet obstruction (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Bladder stones (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Cystitis - noninfectious (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Indwelling catheter care (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Neurogenic bladder (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Self catheterization - female (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Self catheterization - male (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Urinary catheters (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish