Urology

Urology

The study and treatment of disorders of the urogenital organs.

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Diuretic

Biology; Urology

A drug that increases the amount of water in the urine, removing excess water from the body; used in treating high blood pressure and fluid retention.

Pathologist

Biology; Urology

A doctor who identifies diseases by studying cells and tissues under a microscope.

Kidney stone

Biology; Urology

A hard mass composed of substances from the urine that form in the kidneys.

A technique of surgery that utilises a camera and scope called laparoscope and specialised instruments that allow the surgeon to use small incisions (about half an inch long) to perform surgery that ...

Nerve sparing

Biology; Urology

A surgical technique during a radical prostatectomy where one or both of the neurovascular bundles, a term applied to the body nerves, arteries, veins and lymphatics that tend to travel together in ...

Interstim continence control therapy

Biology; Urology

A therapy used in treating urge incontinence. A device, about the size of a pacemaker, that is implanted into the sacral nerves of the lower spine, where it delivers electrical impulses that help ...

Periurethral bulking injections

Biology; Urology

A surgical procedure in which injected implants are used to "bulk up" the area around the neck of the bladder allowing it to resist increases in abdominal pressure which can push down on the bladder ...