Urologic Diseases Research Updates
Fall 2007

Additional Resources

Urinary Retention

A new fact sheet from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse explains the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of urinary retention, or the inability to empty the bladder. Urinary retention is most common in men in their 50s and 60s due to prostate enlargement. Serious complications can arise from urinary retention, including chronic kidney disease, bladder damage, and urinary tract infections. Copies of the fact sheet are available at www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov.

Cystocele

This updated fact sheet explains what causes a cystocele, options for treatment, and resources to consult for more information. A cystocele occurs when the wall between a woman’s bladder and her vagina weakens and allows the bladder to droop into the vagina. The condition can range from mild, grade 1—when the bladder droops only a short way into the vagina—to grade 3, when the bladder bulges out through the vaginal opening. This fact sheet is available at www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/cystocele.

New Interactive Tools

New to the Interactive Health Education Tools section of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) website are:

• Streaming audio and podcast about the National Institutes of Health (NIH) report Urologic Diseases in America, which found that Americans pay $11 billion a year to treat bladder, prostate, and other urinary tract diseases

The NIDDK interactive tools section consolidates all the tools and resources about urologic diseases from the NIH and the National Library of Medicine, including health quizzes, tutorials, podcasts, streaming audio files, and surgical videos. To access these resources, visit www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov/resources/HealthTools.

NIH Publication No. 08–5743
November 2007

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