Bladder Issues: Bladder Treatment and Diagnosis

Its main function is storage of urine. It stores urine (reservoir) for a specified period of time and the bladder muscle (‘detrusor’) contracts enabling the bladder to empty its urine.

Bladder Symptoms

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There may not be any symptoms with bladder problems. Some of the manifestations are:

  • Abdominal pain, mainly in the bladder area just above and behind the pubic bones
  • Pain while passing the urine (dysuria)
  • Urinary frequency
  • Urge to pass urine
  • Urinary leakage
  • Smelly urine
  • Blood in the urine
  • Not producing any urine (Anuria)

Other (Non bladder) symptoms include:

  • Fever with or without shivering
  • Tiredness and feeling unwell
  • Feeling sick
  • Anaemia
  • Weight loss

Bladder-related Problems

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London Urologist are specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of bladder-related problems including:

  • Inflammation of the bladder (Cystitis)
  • Urinary Incontinence (Stress and urge incontinence)
  • Overactive bladder
  • Bladder stones
  • Bed wetting or nocturnal enuresis, a condition when the patient passes urine while asleep
  • Bladder tumour: Cancerous and non-cancerous

Our Urological Services

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Most conditions of the bladder are treated with medications and physiotherapy. Again most of the operations are done with minimally invasive techniques (Cystoscopy). We offer a range of services to our patients including our Urology Services, which include:

  • Blood Substances tests
  • Urine examination
  • Ultrasound (US) examination
  • Computerised Tomography (CT) Urography
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Cystoscopy

To discuss a specific urological issue or to book an appointment, please contact us or call us on 020 7486 5566 OR

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