What is Urology?

What is urology? Urology is the study and practice of diagnosing and treating the functions and organs of the urinary tract and genitourinary system. Urology (Your – ah – la – gee) doctors are called urologists (see “what is a urologist?”) or urology specialists that have completed medical school and 5 years of residency specializing in the different specialties of urology. The organs that are involved in that practice of urology are: the kidney(s), adrenal gland(s), ureter(s), the bladder, the prostate, the urethra, the penis, and testes. The functions that are addressed in the practice of urology are:

1. Production, transport, and removal of urine.
2. Production, transport, and insemination of sperm and semen.
3. Hormone production and distribution of the adrenal glands.

What is urology? Urology is a branch of medicine that is very competitive and save lives, reduces suffering, increases pleasure, and improves the day to day life for people with kidney, bladder, prostate, reproductive and sexual problems.

What are the prominent urology complaints and disorders practiced by urology specialists? The urologist or urology group practice most often revolves around the treatments and procedures that are the most common in their location. These include but are not limited to:
Kidney stones - see kidney stones treatment
Renal cell carcinoma (cancer rinon) - also see “What is a nephrectomy?”
Cancer of the bladder (cancer vejiga) - also see bladder surgery
Cystocele - see prolapse surgery
Stress incontinence (incontinencia urinaria)
Urinary retention - see bladder symptoms and prostate symptoms (sintomas prostata)
Prostate cancer (cancer de prostata) - also see “What is prostate cancer?”
Benign prostatic hyperplasia - see “What is BPH?”
Erectile dysfunction causes (problemas ereccion) - see “What is ED”
Testicular cancer (cancer testiculo) - also see “testicular cancer symptoms”
Male birth control - see “vasectomy procedures”

Many of the above urologic complaints and disorders use different modalities that a urologist needs to be trained in which include:

• Endourology - cystoscope and ureteroscope
• Lasers - Holmium and Green light
  
• Urologic surgery -open surgery
  
• Laparoscopic surgery
  
• Da Vinci surgery - robotic surgery
  
• Urologic oncology - chemotherapy
  
• Radiation therapy - prostate radiation seeding
  
• Biologic therapy
  
• Cryotherapy - kidney and prostate cryosurgery
  
• Urogynecology - urinary symptoms
  
• Neurourology - urodynamic studies and neural implants
  
• Andrology - penile prosthesis
  
• Pediatric urology - pyeloplasty
  
• Fertility

Urology specialists have also been trained in other areas of medicine because they affect the functions and organs of the urinary tract and genitourinary system. These biological, anatomical, and medical studies may include the cardiovascular, neurological, reproductive, and endocrine systems and disorders.

“What is Urology?” is brought to you by the Urology Specialists LLC, to help you with getting the information that you need to help make informed decisions. “What is urology?” will answer many other “what is” questions that are asked right after the “What is urology?” question is asked. The Urology Specialists have created a vast online urology resource that includes many urology websites based on specific urological concerns which are listed on the right side of the page. There is also an Ask the Doctor blog for any specific questions that you may have. Your questions will be answered by some of the world’s best urologists. For those that want to make an appointment, they can either call (305) 822-7227 or signup online with our request an appointment form for the day and time of your choice. What is urology? will cover diagnosing and treating stress incontinence, the kidney , the bladder, the prostate, and impotence causes (impotencia masculina).

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