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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.
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) refer to a group of clinical symptoms involving the bladder, urinary sphincter, urethra and, in men, the prostate. The term is more commonly applied to men – over 40% of older men are affected – but lower urinary tract symptoms also affect women.
The British Association of Urological Surgeons is a professional association in the United Kingdom for urology professionals. Its official journal is the BJU International, established in 1929, which is also the journal of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Irish Society of Urology, the Caribbean Urological Association ...
Prostate steam treatment ( Rezum ), also called water vapor thermal therapy ( WVTT ), is a minimally invasive surgical procedure for men with lower urinary tract symptoms resulting from prostate enlargement ( benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH).
There are two invasive surgical procedures done for BPH: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP): In general prior to emergence of laser technologies, TURP had been considered the gold standard of prostate interventions for people who require a procedure. This involves removing (part of) the prostate by inserting a resectoscope ...
Transitional cell carcinoma, also called urothelial carcinoma, is a type of cancer that typically occurs in the urinary system. It is the most common type of bladder cancer and cancer of the ureter, urethra, and urachus. Symptoms of urothelial carcinoma in the bladder include hematuria (blood in the urine). Diagnosis includes urine analysis and ...
Ureteral cancer. A cystoscope showing a tumor in the ureters. Here it threatens to completely cut off flow to the ureters. Ureteral cancer is cancer of the ureters, muscular tubes that propel urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. It is also known as ureter cancer, [1] renal pelvic cancer, [1] and rarely ureteric cancer or uretal cancer ...
Aquablation therapy ( AquaBeam) is a surgical procedure for men with lower urinary tract symptoms resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It is in the early stages of study. [1] It is not categorized as minimally invasive as general anesthesia is required. [2]
Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) is a new way to approach the prostate surgically with intent to cure. Contrasted with the open surgical form of prostate cancer surgery, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy requires a smaller incision.
Urology, also known as The Gold Journal, is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering urology and nephrology. It is published by Elsevier on behalf of the Société Internationale d'Urologie and the editor-in-chief is Eric A. Klein. It was established in 1973.