Urethra

Urethral cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the urethra.
Age and a history of bladder cancer can affect the risk of developing urethral cancer.
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Urethral stricture
A urethral stricture is a narrowing in any part of the urethra - the tube that drains urine from the bladder. This impairs normal urine flow.
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Urethra: The transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In males, the urethra travels through the penis, and carries semen as well as urine.
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Urethral discharge culture
Definition:
Urethral discharge culture is a laboratory test performed on men and boys toidentify organisms in the urethra and genital tract that cause infection.
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Urethral Syndrome
What is urethral syndrome?
Urethral syndrome is the presence of symptoms of a urinary tract infection even though very few or no bacteria are found in the urine.
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ACUTE URETHRAL SYNDROME - This describes a clinical syndrome of dysuria (pain on urination) with sterile or low bacterial colony count culture results. Many of these patients have early or low-grade E.
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Posterior urethral valves(PUV), a congential condition that occurs only in boys, are excess flaps of tissue in the urethra, which is the tube that drains urine from the bladder to the outside of the body for elimination. See Urinary Tract Anatomy.
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Alternate Names
: Urethral Syndrome
Definition
Chronic urethritis is an inflammation (irritation with swelling and presence of extra immune cells) of the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the body) that continues for weeks to months.
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Urethra. The urethra carries the urine out of your bladder when you urinate.
Prostate. The prostate adds fluid to semen.
*Medical terms are defined in the UTI Glossary.
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urethra
The tube that allows the bladder to empty outside the body.
urethral stricture ...
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Urethral fistulas
Phimosis in uncircumcised males (scars on the foreskin of the penis)
Patients with chancroid should also be checked for syphilis, HIV, and genital herpes ...
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Urethra - The passageway running from the bladder to the tip of the penis, which carries urine and semen outside the body ...
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UrethraA tube through which urine passes during urination.
UrologistA physician who specializes in problems of the urinary system.
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urethral bulking agent Product based on a "patented new biomaterial having unique properties created by combining specific features of natural silk and human elastin into a new rDNA protein formulation.
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The urethra or bladder can be damaged. Very rarely, the bladder wall is punctured.
The catheter can be inserted into the vagina by mistake. This happens most often in infant girls.
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Bacteria in the urethra can move into the bladder and up to the kidneys. Anything that obstructs the normal flow of urine will allow bacteria to multiply in the stagnant urine.
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An infection of the urethra (urethritis).
An inflammation and infection of the epididymis (epididymitis).
An inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis).
Infertility.
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SYMPTOMS"Vaginal or urethral discharge, genital inflammation, difficulty in urinating, itching around the inflamed area, and painful intercourse.
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The prostate -- located next to the urinary bladder -- actually surrounds the urethra, the tube that empties urine from the bladder and, at times, carries semen.
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In boys with high anal atresia, there may be a channel (fistula) connecting the large intestine to either the urethra (which delivers urine from the bladder) or the bladder itself. In girls, the channel may connect with the vagina.
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Thoroughly wash the area around the urethra. Open a urine collection bag (a plastic bag with an adhesive paper on one end), and place it on the infant. For males, the entire penis can be placed in the bag and the adhesive attached to the skin.
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The most common cause of urethral obstruction leading to overflow is an enlarged prostate, a condition extremely common in aging men.
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Urinary tract infections occur when bacteria begin to multiply in the urethra, causing inflammation. Unchecked, inflammation and irritation will spread to the bladder wall.
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abnormalities in kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra can cause repeated infections. The ureters are tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder. The urethra is a tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
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The disease occurs primarily in young women and frequently results from bacterial invasion of the urethra from the adjacent rectum, most commonly with normally occurring intestinal bacteria such as E. coli.
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A small probe that gives off low-level radiofrequency energy is inserted through the urethra into the prostate. The energy from the probe heats and destroys the abnormal prostate tissue without damaging the urethra.
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Reiter's syndrome is a disease that causes inflammation of the urethra, inflammation in the eye, and arthritis.
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It sits just below the bladder and surrounds the tube (urethra) that carries urine from the bladder and out through the penis. The prostate produces a thick white fluid called semen, which is expelled during ejaculation.2 ...
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The doctor may need to thread a tube (catheter) into the tip of the penis, through the urinary canal (urethra), and into the bladder to drain the urine. If the boy can urinate, he may not need treatment right away.
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disease (STD) is a contagious disease that can be transferred to another person through sexual intercourse or other sexual contact. Many of the organisms that cause sexually-transmitted diseases live on the mucous membranes that line the urethra, ...
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Treatment of partners has not been shown in clinical trials to be effective in eradicating BV but it is sometimes suggested to women with recurrent BV. The use of condoms might also be suggested in the case of recurrent BV on the theory that urethral ...
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