The urinary bladder is the distensible, muscular reservoir of the lower urinary tract that stores urine conveyed from the kidneys by the ureters until it is expelled through the urethra during micturition. Its wall consists of the detrusor smooth muscle and a specialized transitional epithelium, the urothelium, whic…
The urinary bladder is the distensible, muscular reservoir of the lower urinary tract that stores urine conveyed from the kidneys by the ureters until it is expelled through the urethra during micturition. Its wall consists of the detrusor smooth muscle and a specialized transitional epithelium, the urothelium, which provides an impermeable barrier and accommodates large changes in volume, while sphincteric mechanisms and autonomic and somatic innervation govern continence and voiding. As an integral component of renal and urinary physiology, the bladder is subject to infection, inflammation, calculi, neoplasia, structural injury, and functional disorders of storage and emptying that can secondarily affect the upper tract and kidneys. Research relevant to this area examines spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder, including cases following acute alcohol intoxication, laparoscopic repair of bladder injury complicated by vesicocutaneous fistula, and complications such as hydronephrosis. Further work addresses urinary schistosomiasis and its sequelae, calculi within ileal conduits, and migration of retained surgical material. The bladder thus sits at the interface of nephrology, urology, and surgery, with disorders that influence overall urinary tract health. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research relevant to the urinary bladder, including bladder injury and rupture, infectious and structural disorders, and their surgical and urological management.
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