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What is meatal stenosis? Meatal stenosis is a narrowing of the opening of the urethra, the hole at the tip of the penis through which urine leaves the body. Who gets meatal stenosis? Meatal stenosis affects only circumcised males. The cause is thought to …
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Urethral stricture disease is defined as a narrowing of the urethra between its origination at the bladder and its outlet at the penis tip. Patients with urethral stricture disease commonly have difficulty urinating or a “weak stream.” Urethral strictures …
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Urinary incontinence can be a debilitating disease process that is defined as the inadvertent leakage of urine from bladder. The most common types of incontinence are stress incontinence, where leakage occurs with activity, coughing, sneezing, or heavy …
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Kidney stones form when substances that are normally dissolved in the urine concentrate together and aggregate into stones. Kidney stones affect over 40 million Americans every year. They can cause severe pain and often require visits to the emergency …
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What does the kidney do? Kidneys are organs with many functions. One responsibility the kidneys have is controlling the levels of water and minerals in the blood. To do this, the kidneys produce urine that then travels to the bladder through tubes known …
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A fistula is defined as an abnormal connection or passageway between two epithelial lined organs. Fistulas may be idiopathic, the result of a disease process, secondary to radiation, or may occur after a previous surgery. Fistulas may involve multiple …
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Prosthetics are used in Urology to treat stress urinary incontinence or to help patients regain erectile function that does not respond to medical management. Physicians at UCSF specialize in the placement of artificial urethral sphincters. This procedure …
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Injury to the genitalia is generally associated with major body trauma, but can also be an isolated event. Even management of superficial injuries to the penile skin and scrotum can be challenging, and reconstruction of entire organs even more so. The …