Cordelia Nwankwo, MD, is a board-certified gynecologist who has been in private practice for 8 years. A bladder infection is a type of UTI. UTIs and bladder infections can both cause frequent ...

The bladder is a muscular sac located in the pelvis that stores urine until it is excreted from the body through the urethra. Urine produced in the kidneys flows into the bladder via the ureters. Here ...

At Fred Hutch Cancer Center, our team of experts cares for people with bladder cancer and other urinary tract cancers every day. Your Fred Hutch urologic oncologist, radiation oncologist, medical ...

Urinary stents keep the ureter open to allow urine to drain between your kidneys and bladder. They’re typically placed temporarily for 3 to 6 weeks during recovery from surgery. Removal usually ...