Bladder augmentation is a surgical procedure that enlarges the urinary bladder using tissue taken from the intestinal tract, increasing the bladder capacity and lowering the internal pressure produced during urination. Risks include incomplete bladder emptying afterward, which may require catheterization, and rarely, later intestinal obstruction or cancer of the grafted tissue.
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Bladder augmentation is a surgical alteration of the urinary bladder.
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