Mitomycin is used off-label in an aqueous solution, which has a relatively short dwell time in the bladder of only about 5 minutes, ie it is gone with the first voiding. Mitomycin also causes ...

Another research effort examined the use of Direct Visual Internal Urethrotomy with Mitomycin-C (DVIU-MMC) for treating bladder neck contracture and vesicourethral anastomotic stenosis.

She is also the chief medical officer of the lab consultancy firm Blood Associates, LLC. Bladder cancer occurs when cancerous cells form in the tissues of the bladder, the hollow organ in your ...

Overactive bladder (OAB) is typically not painful, but it can cause significant discomfort and a sudden, strong urge to urinate. OAB causes sudden, involuntary contractions of the bladder muscle ...

Interstitial cystitis (IC) and overactive bladder (OAB) are two distinct but related conditions that affect the bladder and can significantly affect quality of life. IC is also referred to as ...

Adjuvant therapies like mitomycin reverse thermal hydrogel show promise in preserving ... The second case revolved around a 71-year-old man with a history of low-grade non-muscle invasive bladder ...

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday stressed the need for “big dams” in the country and vowed to provide enough funds for irrigation programs. Marcos made the ...

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Ten patients in whom severe haemorrhage from the bladder persisted after clot evacuation and fulguration were treated by continuous irrigation with 1% alum solution. Bleeding ceased in 8 patients ...

The high recurrence rate and the unpredictability of the progression pattern of bladder cancer have led to the widespread use of intravesical therapy as a supplement to TUR. Superficial bladder ...

If bacteria enter your urethra and your immune system does not fight them off, they may spread to your bladder and kidneys, resulting in a UTI. According to older research cited in a 2015 review ...