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Urology (from Greek οὖρον ouron "urine" and -λογία -logia "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary system and the reproductive organs. Organs under the domain of urology include the kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, urinary bladder ...
Matthew Nielsen (urologist) Matthew E. Nielsen is an American urologist oncologist and health services researcher. He is a Full professor and Chair of Urology at the UNC School of Medicine. Nielsen joined the faculty at UNC in 2009 as a urologic oncologist and health services researcher after completing medical school and residency training at ...
Urinary tract obstruction is a urologic disease consisting of a decrease in the free passage of urine through one or both ureters and/or the urethra. It is a cause of urinary retention. Complete obstruction of the urinary tract requires prompt treatment for renal preservation. [32]
Patient portals are healthcare -related online applications that allow patients to interact and communicate with their healthcare providers, such as physicians and hospitals. Typically, portal services are available on the Internet at all hours of the day and night. Some patient portal applications exist as stand-alone web sites and sell their ...
The British Urological Foundation was founded in 1995 by urologists Roger Kirby [1] and John M. Fitzpatrick. [2] Funding came from the British Journal of Urology International (BJUI) and the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), [3] and its work has been solely supported by donations. [4] It later became known as The Urology ...
An estrogen reabsorption inhibitor such as mepartricin improves voiding, reduces urological pain and improves quality of life in patients with chronic non-bacterial prostatitis. [69] Phytotherapeutics such as quercetin and flower pollen extract have been studied in small clinical trials.
This leads to infection in the bladder, kidneys, and other organs connected to the urinary tract. [4] CAUTI can lead to complications such as prostatitis, epididymitis, and orchitis in men, and cystitis, pyelonephritis, gram-negative bacteremia, endocarditis, vertebral osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, endophthalmitis, and meningitis in all ...
Richard Anthony Santucci MD, FACS is an American reconstructive urologist who currently lives and works in Austin, Texas.. Santucci is a graduate of the American Urological Association (AUA) Leadership Program Class of 2009, was a member of the AUA Urotrauma Guidelines panel, the AUA Urotrauma Legislation Task force, the World Health OrganizationInternational Consultation on Urologic Diseases ...