Urology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract organs, i.e. urinary bladder, ureters and urethra of both sexes. In addition, the urology department treats the male reproductive organs: Prostate, testicles, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles and penis.
Major urological conditions include:
- Urinary incontinence in men and women
- Urinary stones (e.g. kidney and bladder stones)
- Urethral stenosis
- Interstitial cystitis (non-bacterial, chronic bladder infection)
- Genital warts (condyloma)
- Impotence (erectile dysfunction)
- Involuntary childlessness (infertility)
- Undescended testicles
- Nocturia (nocturnal urination)
In addition, the following tumor diseases belong to the urological field:
