Leukoplakia of the bladder

The leukoplakia of the urinary organ is a disease in which the mucous membrane inside the bladder changes to form white-gray or pearly plaques that rise above the common plane of the mucous membrane. Such an abnormal condition of the mucosa is considered precancerous, since there is a possibility of the appearance of malignant plaques.

The causes of leukoplakia

Ironically, the female sex is exposed to such a disease much more often. There is a disease due to inflammation of the bladder, which is chronic. The disease can cause infections, such as ureaplasma, various fungi, mycoplasmas. Also, leukoplakia appears in those women who have dysplasia of the vaginal epithelium, erosion of the cervix and chronic adnexitis.

Symptoms of the disease

Symptoms in the occurrence of leukoplakia of the bladder are very similar to the symptoms of cystitis, so in the diagnosis you have to be very careful, because when analyzing urine, you can not identify the existing inflammatory process.

So patients can complain about:

  1. Urinary incontinence, which most often occurs during sleep.
  2. Feels that the bladder is full and it's time to empty it.
  3. Frequent desire to run to the toilet and empty the bladder.
  4. Pain in the lower abdomen of a pulling character, with pain intensified as the bladder becomes full, as well as after its emptying.

Diagnosis of leukoplakia

In order to detect the presence of leukoplakia, the following diagnostic tests are performed:

  1. General analysis of blood and urine.
  2. Urine culture analysis.
  3. Urine examination by the Nechiporenko method.
  4. Biochemical blood test.
  5. Biopsy of the urinary organ.
  6. Smear from the rectum, urethra, vagina and cervix, which will then be sent to the crop.
  7. Cystoscopy is a procedure that examines the bladder mucosa with a special device with a cystourethroscope. This method is the main one when examining the bladder for the presence of leukoplakia.
  8. ultrasound of the pelvic organs.
  9. Examination of the patient for the presence of sexual infections transmitted and not sexually transmitted. To do this, take the material from the vagina, rectum, urethra and cervix, and then carry out the diagnosis of the material taken by PCR and DNA.Also conduct a survey of the sexual partner.
  10. Excretory urography, i.ะต.A contrast medium is injected into the vein, and then, when it is removed from the body through the kidneys, an X-ray examination of the kidneys, the genitourinary system is performed, and the urine is excreted and the urine accumulated in the bladder.
  11. Uroflowmetry. When carrying out this examination, the patient is asked to urinate in a specially equipped toilet, and then, according to the results of the study, they judge the correctness of urination.

Treatment of leukoplakia

This disease can be cured, but complicated by the difficulty of its diagnosis. The better the diagnosis is, the sooner the diagnosis will be made and the treatment will begin. Treatment of leukoplakia of the urinary organ is complex. To do this, prescribe a course of antibacterial drugs, ozone therapy, coagulation of mucosal areas that have undergone changes. Also prescribe a variety of physiotherapy, the introduction of medicine directly into the bladder by a drip, acupuncture, etc. In severe cases, the leukoplakia of the bladder may be prescribed for resection, that is, removal of the affected mucosa in the course of surgical intervention.

Complications of leukoplakia

Complication of this disease is that because of prolonged inflammation the wall of the bladder loses its elasticity. As a result, the bladder can not stretch well, little urine accumulates and it stops to retain urine well, because after 30 minutes of retention there is a slight spontaneous release of urine. As a result of such a disorder, renal failure is formed, which in turn leads to a fatal outcome.