UROLOGY
Urology is also known as genitourinary system, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the male reproductive organs.
Organs under the domain of urology include the
- Kidneys
- Adrenal glands
- Ureters
- Urinary bladder
- Urethra
And the male reproductive organs
- Testes
- Epididymis
- Vas deferens
- Seminal vesicles
- Prostate
- Penis
The urinary and reproductive tracts are closely linked, and disorders are interlinked. Most of the conditions managed in urology exists under the domain of genitourinary disorders. Urology combines the management of medical (i.e., non-surgical) conditions, such as urinary-tract infections and benign prostatic hyperplasia, besides the management of surgical conditions such as
- Bladder or prostate cancer
- Kidney stones
- Congenital abnormalities
- Traumatic injury
- Stress incontinence.
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