Urinary bladder

kidney, bladder or urethra which is urinary tract. In men stones can form twice as in women. Stone forming is one of the painful urologic disorder and its recurrence rates in male is 70-80% whereas in females is 47-60% [1]. The rate of stone occurrence is three times higher in males than in females. It is because of enhancing capacity of testosterone and inhibiting capacity of oestrogen in stone formation [2]. Compounds that modulate the growth, nucleation and aggregation of crystals are contained in the urine. These compounds protect the kidney against crystal retention within the kidneys and thereby preventing stone formation. It also protects against the formation…

Prostara is the Leading Prostate Supplement of Today: Here’s Why The prostate is a walnut-sized gland located under the bladder. Surrounding the urethral tube that passes urine from the bladder to the penis, the prostate performs the important function of producing the fluid responsible for transporting and protecting sperm. Most men are not aware of the presence of the prostate gland, until they encounter problems with it. Prostate problems are very common, especially among aging men, which is…

For my OR observation on February 22, 2018, I will follow the patient undergoing transurethral resection of prostate. Transurethral resection of the prostate is a surgery used to treat urinary problem due to enlarged prostate. This procedure is often done to relieve symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate which is often related to benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). BPH is benign (noncancerous), it is often related to aging. However, it can lead to urinary problem if not treated. The prostate…

The Prostate Gland: An Overview: Anatomy: The prostate gland is shaped as an inverted cone in which the apex is pointing downward, the base is referring upward, and the midgland is sandwiched in between. In an antro-posterior view, the gland lies with its long axis parallel to the anterior rectal wall. It is bordered superiorly by the bladder (ventrally) and the seminal vesicles (dorsally), and inferiorly by the urogenital diaphragm (Jung and Westphalen, 2012). The prostate is separated from…

almost the size of a walnut and is located in the front side of the rectum, and in the center of the penis and the bladder. This is the passage way for urine to leave the body. Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) is a disease where there is an unbalanced growth of apoptosis and cells, which can be chronic, resulting from an abrasion in the prostate gland. BPH is the expansion of the prostate which may be a result of an attack on the neck of the bladder or the lumen of the urethra which may cause a…

make your dog pee excessively other than having an illness (though we do not rule this reason out). If you notice that your fully housetrained dog starts to urinate frequently in different parts of the house, it is high time for you to check and determine what the problem is all about. Why does my dog pee so much? I have also asked the same questions to myself several times. Why is my dog peeing so much?! It freaked me out and made me mad because I have to clean up her mess. When we visited the…

pain and discomfort in the region of the bladder. These features are usually associated with urinary tract symptoms such as urinary frequency (polyuria), burning on urination (dysuria), and urgency. The diagnostic criteria require that symptoms be present for more than six weeks in the absence of other causes. Interstitial cystitis is typically diagnosed around age 40 or later and is more common in women compared to men. Patients with the disease tend to have coexisting pain syndromes such…

Women of all ages suffer from various types of bladder problems, which vary as to cause and contributing factors. Some are due to weakness of the pelvic fascio-muscular supports, while in other women the problem is caused by nerve damage. In some women, the bladder control is affected by various medications for neurologic problems. To help women with regaining bladder control, it is important to identify the type of bladder control that is affected in each case. The main types of bladder…

When the stone reaches an appropriate size or shape, it prevents the free flow of urine and blocks the flow of urine or damages the kidney or other part of the urinary stone. i) Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) (Attasit et al., 2009) Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the most widely used procedure for the treatment of kidney stones. ESWL acts as an alternative approach to disintegrate stones developed in the kidney and in the upper urinary tract. ESWL uses high…

7 Things You Didn't Know about Bladder Cancer written by: sanjose Bladder cancer is characterized by the growth of an abnormal tissue in the lining of your urinary bladder. It starts when the cells in your urinary bladder start growing uncontrollably. As the cancer cells start developing, they might take the shape of a tumor and spread to other parts of your body. As the cancer eventually grows through the layers of your bladder walls, it becomes advanced and more difficult to treat. If not…