Questions pertaining to the branch of medicine and physiology concerned with the function and disorders of the urinary system.
Questions tagged [urology]
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Are there any health benefits to male circumcision?
It's been argued by various medical organizations that male circumcision has various medical benefits, such as reducing the risk of catching HIV, or reducing the risk of urinary tract infections, for instance. Are there any respectable scientific…
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Why catheter helps to heal urethral sphincter?
At Surgical Reconstruction of the Urinary Sphincter after Traumatic Longitudinal Disruption they say
In most cases of pelvic fracture injuries including various lesions to
the urethra, the placement of a transurethral catheter will…
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Sexual abstinence after varicocele embolization
I'm reading about varicocele embolization and I've read that after the procedure it is recommended to stop sexual activity for 2 to 4 weeks.
However, no one explain why the sexual activity could interfere with the procedure itself. What is the…
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How hydrocele can appear after varicocelectomy? What is hydrocele?
The patient has Microscopic subinguinal varicocelectomy (or Marmar operation), which resulted in hydrocele
During Marmar operation the veins vere dissected (probably with lymphatic cords)
How this resulted to hydrocele? If I understand correctly the…
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is there thin cystoscope, thin to make less harm, used only for watching?
once i come to urologist, he wanted to use cystoscope, and it was very thick, nearly 1 cm in diameter.
it was a tube, multifunctional, allowing to pass different instruments via it.
is there thin cystoscope, used in medicine widely, thin to make…
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Primary bladder neck obstruction treatment or cure
What are primary bladder neck obstruction treatments or cures besides alphablockers or bladder neck incision?
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