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Urology

What is it?

Urology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the anatomy, physiology, disorders, and care of the urinary tract in men and women and of the male genital tract. [Excerpted and adapted from the Mosby's medical dictionary: 6th ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Inc., 2002.]

UHN Resources

UHN Brochures and Pamphlets

• Adjusting to Life with an Ostomy
• After Your Pubo-Vaginal Sling/Burch Procedure
• Circumcision/Vasectomy
• Cystectomy and Continent Diversion
• Cystectomy and Ileo Conduit
• Cystectomy and Neo Bladder
• Cystectomy Ileo Conduit Care Guide
• Cystectomy Neo Bladder Care Guide
• The Day before Your Urology Surgery
• Day of Surgery
• Going Home after Your Prostate Surgery
• Groin Dissection
• Incontience Products
• Instructions for Going Home
  (after Hydrocele/Hydrocelectomy, Spermatocele/Spermatocelectomy, Vasovasectomy, Epididyectomy, Testicular Biopsy, Orchidectomy, Varicocelectomy)
• Instructions for Patients Going Home
  (after Cystoscopy, Cystourethroscopy, Cystolitholapaxy, Ureteroscopy, Lithotripsy, Stone Manipulation, Collagen/Botox Injection)
• Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
• Nephrectomy
• Nesbitt Procedure/Penile Implant
• Pelvic Exercises (Kegel)
• Post Insertion of Permanent Bladder Neuro-Stimulator
• Radiation Therapy to the Abdomen (Seminoma)
• Radiation Therapy to the Bladder
• Radiation Therapy to the Prostate Area (Conformal & IMRT)
• Radiation Therapy to the Prostate Area (Pelvis)
• Radical Prostatectomy
• Revision of Bladder Neurostimulator
• RPLND (Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy)
• Suggested Readings and Web Sites
• Trans Urethral Resection of Bladder Tumor(TURBT)/Uretherotomy
• Transurethral Resection of the Prostate or Bladder Tumour
  

  English	Chinese	Italian
  Portuguese

• TURBT (Trans Urethral Resection of Bladder Tumour)
• TURP (Trans Urethral Resection of the Prostate)
• Urinary Incontinence: Pelvic Floor Exercises

  English

  Chinese

• Urinary Incontinence Risk Factors

UHN Clinics or Centres

• Cystoscopy Unit
• Neuro-Urology
• Urology

Related Web Sites

• The Prostate Centre
  The Web site represents the home page of the Prostate Centre at Princess Margaret Hospital. The mission of the centre is to aid in patient decision making through health education; to introduce innovative approaches to improve the quality of patient care; to foster basic and clinical research in urologic diseases; to increase accessibility to health care; to participate in collaborative planning with The University of Toronto; and, to provide support for family and other patients with prostate cancer.
• Canadian Continence Foundation
  Information about incontinence.
• Kidney and Urinary System - Calgary Health Region
  Provides links to fact sheets on disorders of the kidneys and urinary system.
• Kidney & Urologic Diseases - National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
  Find kidney and urologic diseases fact sheets from the A to Z list of topics and titles.
• UrologyHealth.org
  This site was written and reviewed by urology experts in partnership with the American Foundation for Urologic Disease. Visitors can search by choosing from adult or pediatric conditions, or by entering a condition using the search option. Content is accompanied by medical illustrations when appropriate.
• Urologic Diseases Dictionary
  This dictionary defines words that are often used when people talk or write about urologic diseases. It is designed for people who have urologic diseases and their families and friends.