Cutaneous urinary diversion is a procedure that involves making incisions into the skin to create a new pathway for urine to exit your body. If your urinary tract doesn’t function well, you may need a ...

Urinary incontinence is a common complaint among adults with severe obesity. The majority of adults with urinary incontinence who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy, the two most ...

This Practice Point discusses the study by Nilsson and colleagues, who reported the first 10-year follow-up outcome analysis of patients who underwent a tension-free vaginal tape procedure for stress ...

The distal urethral polypropylene sling (DUPS) procedure has been developed as a minimally invasive treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The technique involves placement of a polypropylene ...

WASHINGTON, March 31 (UPI) -- Uterine fibroid embolization -- radiology treatment for non-cancerous fibroids of the uterus -- improves women's urinary tract symptoms, U.S. researchers say. Dr. James B ...

A retrograde pyelogram (RPG) is an imaging test that uses contrast dye in your urinary tract to take a better X-ray image of your urinary system. Your urinary system includes your kidneys, bladder, ...

If you have pain while peeing or possibly kidney stones, your doctor may want you to have a ureteroscopy. It’s a procedure to find — and, in some cases, fix — problems in your urinary tract. During ...

Incontinence, or urine leakage, is a common issue, affecting up to 11 percent of men.* Although not life-threatening, incontinence can cause stress, embarrassment, loss of intimacy, and social ...

Muvon Therapeutics has linked its cell therapy to a 60% drop in stress incontinence episode frequency in a small phase 2 ...

DETROIT, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Elderly women are at higher risk for unnecessary urinary catheterization, which is a major risk for urinary tract infection, U.S. researchers say. A multidisciplinary team of ...

Urethral stricture is scarring in the urethra, the tube that moves urine out of your body. The scarring blocks or narrows your urethra and makes it difficult to urinate. It can cause pain. If left ...