Fulguration is an electrosurgery. It uses heat from an electrical current to destroy atypical tissue areas. Healthcare professionals often use it to treat early stage bladder cancer, but they can use ...

Urethral cancer develops when a tumor forms inside the tube that carries urine out of the body. Some of the first signs you may notice are while urinating. The urethral opening is just above the ...

A fistula is an abnormal hole in the bowel or the bladder. A recto-urethral fistula is a hole between the urethra (urinary channel) and the rectum. This hole leads to leakage of urine into the rectum ...

Urethral cancer is a rare condition in which cancerous (malignant) cells form tumors in the tissues of the urethra. The urethra is the tube through which urine flows out of your bladder. The exact ...

What Is Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT)? If you have bladder cancer or suspected bladder cancer, your doctor has probably told you that you need a transurethral resection of the ...

There are different stages of bladder cancer depending on how the tumor has spread. The staging of bladder cancer can help a medical professional map out the best treatment plan and improve a person’s ...

Some types and grades of bladder cancer spread quickly. Doctors can treat this disease in several ways. However, treatments are most effective before bladder cancer spreads. The bladder is a hollow ...