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Can it be possible for you to live without your urinary bladder?
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Yes, you can ...: Yes, you can live without urinary bladder. In fact, many men/women have lived well after their urinary bladder removed usually for bladder cancer or rarely for others. More detail? Ask your treating doc timely.
Answered 6/4/2018
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Yes: The bladder can be removed for conditions such as bladder cancer. The deversion of the urinary stream to a bladder substitute or a conduit to the surface so that urine can be collected in a bag would be necessary
Answered 5/2/2019
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