In our journal Urinary and Renal Research, a special issue is calling for papers about bladder diseases.

The bladder is a hollow muscular organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine. It is a significant organ in the urinary system. When the bladder is functioning properly, it fills with liquid waste (urine) and stores it until it is full. When the brain signals that the bladder is full, it activates the urinary tract system to relieve pressure. When the bladder is not working properly, uncomfortable, painful, or even severe symptoms such as frequent, urgent or painful urination can occur and then develop into disease. We may hear about some common bladder diseases in our daily lives, such as cystitis: inflammation of the bladder, often from an infection; urinary incontinence: loss of bladder control; overactive bladder: a condition in which the bladder squeezes urine out at the wrong time; interstitial cystitis: a chronic problem that causes bladder pain and frequent, urgent urination; bladder cancer: often begins from urothelial cells. 

There are a lot of treatment and prevention options to treat bladder issues including lifestyle changing, bladder training, medication, medical devices, and surgery. Medications that relax the bladder can be helpful for relieving symptoms of overactive bladder and reducing episodes of urge incontinence. These drugs include Tolterodine (Detrol) Oxybutynin, which can be taken as a pill (Ditropan XL) or used as a skin patch (Oxytrol) or gel (Gelnique).

In this special issue of Urinary and Renal Research, we welcome theoretical and applied cutting-edge research on bladder disease. Potential topics include but are not limited to bladder training, medication for bladder diseases, bladder cancer, bladder surgery, and medical devices for the bladder, etc.

bladder training, medication for bladder diseases, bladder cancer, bladder surgery, and medical devices for the bladder, etc.