Doctors have removed a woman's gall bladder using a flexible endoscope with only minimal external incisions. The revolutionary procedure is offered as part of an ongoing clinical research trial and ...
Endoscopy (or endoscopic imaging) is the internal visualisation of an organ using a camera encapsulated within a long, flexible tube. Endoscopy of the bladder, more commonly referred to as cystoscopy, ...
Decades ago, blue lights helped shoppers scope out sales. Today they’re helping urologists scope out cells – specifically those of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. UW Medicine urologists with ...
Bladder cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed forms of cancer in the U.S. About 1 in 40 Americans born today will develop this cancer at some point in their lifetime, and a majority of these ...
A new study has found that the female bladder not only contains bacteria, but the microbes are similar to those found in the vagina. The finding could lead to improved diagnostic tests and treatments ...
Dr. Karyn Eilber, a nationally recognized urogynecologist and specialist in female pelvic medicine, has announced the launch of her new membership-based pelvic and bladder health practice in Beverly ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . While the Twitter discussion that followed highlighted a number of important issues, what stood out the most was ...
Contaminated endoscopes are a persistent problem for the medical device industry and its regulators. Not only is it difficult for hospitals to reprocess or sterilize all sorts of endoscopes ...
Urinary incontinence or bladder leakage occurs when urine (pee) comes out of your bladder when you do not want it to (involuntarily). It is more common in women for the following reasons: ...