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An artificial bladder, called a neobladder, enables patients to urinate normally, eliminating the need for an external bag and allowing patients to transition back to their normal life after surgery. My first response was 'I don't want to live like that,â Querido told ABC 7 in a recent interview.
Urine is made in your kidneys. Tubes called ureters (yur-uh-turs) connect your kidneys to the bladder. Urine flows through the ureters and into your bladder, where it is stored. When you urinate (pee), the bladder squeezes the urine out through a tube called the urethra (yur-eeth-ruh). Bladder cancer usually starts in the inner layer of the bladder wall.