Urología

A helpful diagram and explanation of the female urinary tract.

Nonsurgical incontinence treatments may work well in many cases. These include lifestyle changes, muscle-strengthening exercises, and medicines.

Urinary incontinence is the leaking of urine from the bladder. In some cases, medicine can reduce or stop the leaking. It is mainly given for urge incontinence. Your healthcare provider will talk with you about your choices.

Read on to learn about 3 ways to treat your incontinence: Timed voiding, bladder retraining, and self-catheterization.

Treatment for urinary incontinence will depend on the cause of your problem and any other health issues you have. Read on for details.

Women can get different kinds of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Knowing which kind of infection you have may help you prevent future UTIs.

A cystocele is when a woman's bladder sags down into the vagina. It's also called a prolapsed bladder.

Here are images showing how to insert a reusable urinary catheter if you are a woman.

Steps to show how to insert a urinary catheter.

Mediante esta intervención quirúrgica se extirpa la vejiga. Ese es el órgano que contiene la orina. Por lo general, esta intervención se realiza para tratar el cáncer de vejiga.

Este procedimiento quirúrgico se utiliza para proporcionar sostén a la uretra. La uretra es el conducto por el que fluye la orina hacia el exterior del cuerpo. El cabestrillo mediouretral ayuda a detener las pérdidas accidentales de orina que ocurren al estornudar, toser, reír o hacer ejercicio. Esto se llama "incontinencia de esfuerzo".

Total cystectomy is surgery to remove the bladder. After the bladder is removed, a new bladder (neobladder) or an internal pouch is made to collect urine. This is called a continent urinary diversion. Learn more about this procedure.

Total cystectomy is surgery to remove the bladder. It is most often done to treat bladder cancer. After the bladder is removed, the surgeon must make a new way to drain urine from your body. This is called urinary diversion.

To help treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI), your surgeon may do a procedure called pubovaginal sling surgery. Read on to learn what to expect before, during, and after the surgery.

Retropubic suspension is a type of surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence. Read on for helpful details about the surgery and what to expect.

In this surgery, the surgeon puts a sling under the urethra. The sling keeps urine from leaking. The surgery takes about an hour.