What is Urology?
What is Urology? What’s happening in modern urology? Urology is a speciality dealing with organs in the genitourinary system of adults and children, in addition to diseases of the adrenal gland situated just above each kidney. The genitourinary system includes both kidneys, ureters (tubes that carry urine to the bladder), urinary bladder, prostate gland (semen producing gland below the bladder) and the urethra (passage carrying urine externally from the bladder). Diseases of the testicles, scrotum and penis are also included. What can affect these organs? Birth defects, tumours, infections, stones, injuries and dysfunction due to muscle or nerve damage to these organs. Office urology: With advances in technology and imaging almost the entire urinary tract can be visualised externally as well as internally in a single outpatient visit. This makes it possible most often to arrive at a diagnosis and medically start treatment for patients in a single visit. What are these Modern advances