Staged reconstruction repair of bladder exstrophy results in hydronephrosis or renal scarring in 15–25% of patients. A cosmetically acceptable and functional phallus can be achieved in 85% of patients ...

Penile conditions, such as Peyronie's disease or tumor resection may require surgical reconstruction of the tunica albuginea. Various materials have been proposed, as a biomaterial for tunica ...

The humble bladder is now the world’s first bioengineered internal organ to work in people. Several years after surgery, seven young patients who received lab-grown bladders are doing just fine, ...

Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor, or TURBT, is a procedure that allows your surgeon to biopsy or remove a tumor from the inside of your bladder while leaving the bladder intact. Because the ...

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 ...

A cystoscopy is a procedure that involves inserting a tool into the urethra and up into the bladder to examine these organs. The tool is a cystoscope — a thin, flexible instrument with a light and a ...

A bladder lift, also known as bladder suspension surgery or colposuspension, is used to help treat stress incontinence (leakage). A bladder lift involves cutting into the abdomen, lifting the neck of ...