What Is Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT)? If you have bladder cancer or suspected bladder cancer, your doctor has probably told you that you need a transurethral resection of the ...

Anterior and posterior repair are minimally invasive procedures used to correct pelvic organs that have dropped out of their normal positions. When the tissues that support the pelvic organs become ...

Intravesical chemotherapy involves a healthcare professional injecting chemotherapy medication directly into the bladder to treat cancerous tumors. “Intravesical” means “within the bladder.” ...

A bladder biopsy is a diagnostic surgical procedure in which a doctor removes cells or tissue from your bladder to be tested in a laboratory. This typically involves inserting a tube with a camera and ...

A vesicovaginal fistula is an irregular opening between your bladder and vagina. This causes urine to leak out of your vagina. Usually, urine should only exit your body through your urethra (tube at ...

The bladder neck is a group of muscles that connect the bladder to the urethra. The muscles tighten to hold urine in the bladder, and relax to release it through the urethra. Urinary problems occur ...

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 ...