Urologic Diseases
The urinary tract is your body’s drainage system for removing urine. Urine is composed of wastes and water. The urinary tract includes your kidneys, ureters, and bladder. To urinate normally, the urinary tract needs to work together in the correct order.
Urologic diseases or conditions include urinary tract infections, kidney stones, bladder control problems, and prostate problems, among others. Some urologic conditions last only a short time, while others are long-lasting.
Urology Topics
- Bedwetting
- Bladder Control Problems (Urinary Incontinence)
- Bladder Infection (UTI) in Adults
- Bladder Infection (UTI) in Children
- Cystocele (Prolapsed Bladder)
- Cystoscopy & Ureteroscopy
- Daily Bladder Diary (PDF, 487.59 KB)
- Diet for Kidney Stone Prevention
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Hematuria (Blood in the Urine)
- Hydronephrosis in Newborns
- Imaging of the Urinary Tract
- Interstitial Cystitis (Bladder Pain Syndrome)
- Kegel Exercises
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- Improving Kidney Stone Measurements With Automated Systems
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Network (LURN): Development and Use of Improved Assessments of Urinary Symptoms
- Discovering the Risks of Developing Symptoms Due to Ureteral Stent Placement
- New insights into overactive bladder urinary symptoms
- Removing asymptomatic kidney stones during symptomatic stone removal surgery may result in lower risk of recurrence
- Potential new therapeutic targets to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia