Urology is a part of health care that deals with diseases of the male and female urinary tract(kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra). It also deals with the male organs that are able to make babies (penis, testes, scrotum, prostate, etc.). Since health problems in these body parts can happen to everyone, urologic health is important. Urology is known as a surgical specialty. Besides surgery, a urologist is a doctor with wisdom of internal medicine, pediatrics, gynecology and other parts of health care.
Urology combines management of medical problems such as urinary tract infections and benign prostatic hyperplasia, as well as surgical problems such as the surgical management of cancers, the correction of congenital abnormalities, and correcting stress incontinence.
A urologist is an expert who has specialized skill and knowledge regarding problems of the male reproductive organs and the male and female urinary tract.
Reconstructive urology is a sub-specialty of urology that focuses on restoring normal urine flow in both the upper and lower urinary tract following injury or obstruction of the urethra.
Kidney stones are small, hard deposits that form within your kidneys. The stones are made by mineral and acid salts.
A kidney transplant is a surgery done to replace a diseased kidney with a healthy kidney from a donor.