Urology Treatment and Terms Glossary | Terminology

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Urology Treatment and Terms Glossary

-A-

Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
Acute Incontinence
Acute Infectious Prostatitis
Acute Renal Failure
Anemia
Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS)
Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)

-B-

Balloon Urethroplasty
Behavioral Techniques
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Benign Tumor
Biofeedback
Bladder Training
Brachytherapy

-C-

Cryotherapy
Cystocele
Cystectomy
Cystoscopy
Cystourethrogram

-D-

Dialysis
Digital Rectal Exam (DRE)

-E-

Ejaculation Retrograde
Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy (EHL)
Enuresis
External Beam Radiation Therapy
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)

-F-

Functional Incontinence

-G-

-H-

Habit Training
Hematuria
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Hormonal Therapy
Hydrocele
Hydronephrosis
Hypermobility

-I-

Impotence
InterStim Continence Control Therapy
Interstitial Cystitis
Interstitial Laser
Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)
Intrinsic Sphincter Deficiency (ISD)
Irritable Bladder

-J-

-K-

Kidney Stone

-L-

Laparoscopic Lymph Node Dissection
Lithotripsy

-M-

Microwave (Targis)
Mixed Incontinence

-N-

Nephrectomy
Nephrotic Syndrome

-O-

Orchiectomy
Orchitis
Overactive Bladder
Overflow UI

-P-

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCN)
Periurethral Bulking Injections
Pessary
Peyronie’s Disease
Premature Ejaculation (PE)
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
Post-Void Residual (PVR) Volume
Prostatalgia
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Blood Test
Prostatectomy
• Suprapubic / Retropubic prostatectomy
• Suprapubic Prostatectomy
• Radical Retropubic prostatectomy
• Perineal Prostatectomy
• da Vinci Robotic Prostatectomy
Prostatic Stent
Prostatitis
Proteinuria
Pubovaginal Sling
Pyuria

-Q-

-R-

Rectocele
Renal Angiography (Also called renal arteriography)
Renal Ultrasound

-S-

Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
Sperm Disorders
Stress Test
Stress Urinary Incontinence

-T-

Transrectal Ultrasound of the Prostate
Transient Urinary Incontinence
Transurethral Surgery
Tunnel Surgery (Also called percutaneous nephrolithotomy.)

-U-

Ureterocele
Urethritis
Urge Incontinence
Urinalysis
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Urine Flow Study
Urodynamic Test

-V-

Varicocelectomy
Varicocele Embolization
Vasoepididymostomy
Vasovasostomy
Vaportrode
Vesica Sling Procedure
Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)

-W-

-X-

-Y-

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