UTI urinary tract infection
Infection in the upper urinary tract generally affects the kidneys (pyelonephritis), which can cause fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, and other severe symptoms.
The lower urinary tract consists of the bladder and the urethra. Infection in the lower urinary tract can affect the urethra (urethritis) or the bladder (cystitis).
URINARY INCONTINENCE
Painful or frequent urination is a common problem, especially in older men. Urinary tract infections, kidney stones and prostate problems can all produce these symptoms. Frequent urination without pain also can be a side effect of certain medications, or a symptom of diabetes.
KIDNEY DIALYSIS
Kidney dialysis is a
life-support treatment that uses a special machine to filter harmful
wastes, salt, and excess fluid from your blood. This restores the blood
to a normal, healthy balance.
KIDNEY TRANSPLANT
Kidney transplantationis the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage renal disease. Kidney transplantation is typically classifiedor living-donor transplantation depending on the source of the donor organ.
BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH)
involves enlargement of the prostate gland. The prostate enlargement in BPH
is not malignant. Symptoms include frequent urge to urinate, getting up
at night to urinate, difficulty urinating and dribbling of urine.
A normal prostate gland is approximately 20 g in volume, 3 cm
in length, 4 cm wide, and 2 cm in depth. As men get older, the prostate
gland is variable in size secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia.
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