Urology is a surgical speciality that investigates and treats diseases of the male genitourinary tract and female urinary tract. The following urological conditions, symptoms and procedures are listed as a guide only.
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Benign conditions |
kidney stones
PUJ obstruction
prostatic hypertrophy
voiding dysfunction
cystitis/pyelonephritis
urinary incontinence
erectile dysfunction
infertility
vesicoureteric reflux
Peyronie's Disease
hydroceles
epididymal cysts
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Malignancy
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adrenal cancer
renal cancer
bladder cancer
prostate cancer
testicular cancer
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Symptoms
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haematuria (blood in the urine)
urinary tract infections
renal colic (pain from kidney stones)
voiding difficulty
urinary retention
urinary incontinence
infertility
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flexible cystoscopy
intravesical chemotherapy
transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsies
bladder ultrasound to check the degree of bladder emptying
voiding flow rates
urodynamic studies to assess voiding dysfunction
vasectomy |
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prostate:
bladder:
kidney:
incontinence:
peno scrotal:
kidney stones:
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TURP
HDR & LDR prostate brachytherapy
transurethral resection of bladder tumour
cystectomy
ileal neobladder formation
nephrectomy
pyeloplasty
transurethral Macroplastique injection
artificial urinary sphincter implantation
circumcision
orchidectomy
hydrocele/epdidymal cyst excision
penile prosthesis implantation
penile plication
extra corporeal shockwave lithotripsy
percutaneous nephrolithotomy
ureteroscopic stone extraction
flexible pyeloscopic laser lithotripsy
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complex percutaneous and ureteroscopic laser stone surgery
HDR & LDR prostate brachytherapy
penile prosthesis implantation
clinical computing
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percutaneous stone surgery in the supine position
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May 2008
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