Different diseases can lead to the fact that the body’s own urinary bladder must be replaced by an artificial bladder. The insertion of an artificial bladder is a highly complex urological intervention. In medicine, this is known as an artificial urinary diversion, in which the body’s own bladder is replaced by different methods and the … Artificial bladder
Causes A number of diseases can make it necessary to replace the bladder with an artificial one. This becomes necessary whenever the body’s own bladder is no longer able to perform the task of collecting urine correctly or when it has to be removed during the course of a disease. For example, cancer of the … Causes | Artificial bladder
With woman The anatomy of the urinary tract differs between men and women. This is why the type of artificial bladder used for women and men also differs in some respects. Among other things, the ureters of men and women differ especially in their length. This leads to an increased probability of infections of the … With woman | Artificial bladder
Prognosis The prognosis depends largely on the existing diseases and the reason for the operation. In general, a number of complications can arise after the insertion of the new bladder, which is why close monitoring by the treating physician is recommended. Infections of the urinary tract and the kidneys, so-called stenoses (occlusions) of the exit … Prognosis | Artificial bladder
Therapy The therapy of a bladder cancer depends on which variant of the bladder cancer it is. In the case of superficial bladder cancer, doctors remove it surgically by means of an operation abbreviated as ‘TUR’. This stands for ‘transurethral resection’. This refers to a surgical removal of the carcinoma, in which the surgeon inserts … Therapy | Bladder cancer causes and treatment
Prophylaxis Bladder cancer can be indirectly prevented by refraining from smoking cigarettes in any case (here, care should also be taken to expose oneself to the danger of passive smoking as rarely as possible). Increased contact with the above-mentioned chemicals, whose carcinogenic effect has been proven, should also be avoided at all costs. It should … Prophylaxis | Bladder cancer causes and treatment
Bladder cancer is a malignant tumor, i.e. a cancer of the bladder. The bladder is part of the urinary organs, which stores the urine that is produced by the filtration of the blood through the kidneys and reaches the bladder via the ureters, up to the so-called micturition (urination). In most cases, cells of the … Bladder cancer causes and treatment
Diagnosis Bladder cancer can be diagnosed with certainty by so-called cystoscopy. A thin tube is inserted through the urethra into the bladder under local anesthesia, so that the inside of the bladder can be viewed enlarged. Unfortunately, bladder cancer as such does not have any specific parameters that can be examined in a blood count. … Diagnosis | Bladder cancer causes and treatment
