urology

Urology (from Greek οὖρον ouron "urine" and -logia "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary system and the male reproductive organs. Organs under the domain of urology include the kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, and the male reproductive organs (testes, epididymides, vasa deferentia, seminal vesicles, prostate, and penis).

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Urology is the branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats diseases of the urinary system—including the kidneys, bladder, and urethra—as well as the male reproductive organs. It matters because urologists address a wide range of conditions affecting these vital systems that impact health, function, and quality of life.

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Key facts

Occupation.name: Urologist
Occupation.image: Urologist performing a TURP.png
Occupation.caption: Urologist performing a TURBT
Occupation.type: Specialty
Occupation.activity_sector: Medicine, surgery
Occupation.formation: Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Occupation.employment_field: Hospitals, clinics

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Research

378,770 papers

[Urology].ReviewRevue medicale suisse · 2021Fenner V, Schoofs F, Benamran D et al.
[Urology].Revue medicale suisse · 2022Fenner V, Vouga L, Vaccaro F et al.DOI: 10.53738/REVMED.2022.18.767.201
[Female urology].Aktuelle Urologie · 2021Kranz J, Bauer RMDOI: 10.1055/a-1296-2994
Urology and nephrology: etymology of the terms.ReviewInternational urology and nephrology · 2021Janssen DFDOI: 10.1007/s11255-020-02765-8
[Digitalization in urology-challenge and opportunity].ReviewUrologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023AK Informationstechnologie und Dokumentation (IT@DOC) (DGU), AK Versorgungsforschung, Qualität und Ökonomie (DGU), AK Informationstechnologie und Dokumentation (IT@DOC) (DGU), AK Versorgungsforschung, Qualität und Ökonomie (DGU) et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00120-023-02154-w
[Geriatric urology].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2018Kahlmeyer A, Wullich B, Wiedemann ADOI: 10.1007/s00120-018-0621-7
Urology's carbon footprint.Nature reviews. Urology · 2024Lloyd LDOI: 10.1038/s41585-024-00934-3
[Digital health applications in urology].ReviewUrologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Schönburg S, Gratzke C, Miller K et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00120-024-02398-0

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Commons category: Urology
OpenStreetMap tag: healthcare:speciality=urology

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Contents

Training
United States
Australia
Nepal
Ethiopia
Subdisciplines
Endourology
Laparoscopy
Robotic surgery
Urologic oncology
Neurourology
Pediatric urology
Andrology
Reconstructive urology
Female urology
Journals and organizations
List of urological topics
See also
References
External links

The urinary and reproductive tracts are closely linked, and disorders of one often affect the other. Thus a major spectrum of the conditions managed in urology exists under the domain of genitourinary disorders. Urology combines the management of medical (i.e., non-surgical) conditions, such as urinary-tract infections and benign prostatic hyperplasia, with the management of surgical conditions such as bladder or prostate cancer, kidney stones, congenital abnormalities, traumatic injury, and stress incontinence.