Urethra

Urethra's disease overview

What is

What is the urethra?

The urethra is an important part of the urinary tract, taking on the main task is to bring urine out of the body in both sexes. Particularly for men, the urethra plays an important role in ejaculation from the genital tract.

The urethra is like a "faucet". When a segment of the tube is narrow, short or long, the flow will be significantly reduced. The narrow urethra reduces the flow of urine, patients will urinate often, difficulty urinating, small urine.

Disease urethra stenosis in men is more common in women due to longer men's urethra so they are more vulnerable and more infected. This condition if prolonged untreated can cause urinary tract infections, prostatitis and epididymitis. If the congestion for a long time can cause kidney failure. The disease also affects the quality of sexual activity, especially in men, making men no longer interested in "sex". This is one of the causes of impotence, premature ejaculation, even infertility.

Urethrous stenosis is a common urinary disease, which manifests after an infection or after a urinary trauma. It is necessary to understand the cause of the disease to have timely treatment to avoid complications.

Causes of Urethra's disease

What is the cause of the urethra?

The following are the common causes of urethra stenosis:

In traumatic urethra:
  • Pelvic injury
    • urethra stenosis due to surgery/procedure:
  • Having performed tricks related to the urethra (catheter, surgery, bladder endoscopy )
  • Prostate surgery first
    • urethra stenosis due to urinary tract cancer (rare) urethra stenosis due to infection:
  • Urinary tract (sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea or Syphilis, urethritis ...)
  • Infections or prostatitis
    • urethra stenosis in children
  • Common after the shaping surgery due to the congenital defect of the urethra or congenital urethra

    • There are cases where the cause is not determined

    Symptoms of Urethra's disease

    Symptoms of urethral stenosis can range from mild discomfort and to urinary retention, including the following symptoms:

  • Difficult, urinary pain, urination
  • Weak and drip urine rays
  • blood in urine, blood in semen
  • Urinary retention
  • Self -control

    • Reduce ejaculation force

  • Pelvic pain
  • bladder stretch

    • After the urethra stenosis, the patient still endures, trying to urinate in a natural road for a while, depending on the extent of damage, progress to completely narrow . The endurance, trying to naturally gradually lead to complications.

    complications of urethral stenosis include:

  • Stagnant urine bladder causes reverse infections on the ureter, kidney.
  • For a long time, there is no exit that leaks out the skin at the site of the perineal or scrotum skin, leading to infection to form abscess, forming bladder and bladder pockets and In the long run, it takes to kidney failure.
  • Premature ejaculation, impotence, infertility

    • If you have any questions about the disease signs, consult your doctor.

    People at risk for Urethra's disease

    Urethrous stenosis can occur at any age. The disease usually occurs in men. Women's urethra is a rare disease.

    Some special cases are at high risk of developing urethral stenosis including:

  • Having sexually transmitted diseases (gonorrhea, syphilis ...)

    • Set the catheter

    Urethritis

    Large prostate

  • Has had surgical interventions/tricks on urinary tract

    • Prevention of Urethra's disease

    You can limit the likelihood of disease by minimizing risk factors. The following living habits and lifestyle habits will help you limit the disease:

  • Ensure protection measures when playing dangerous sports.
  • Maintain a healthy lifestyle, safe sex
  • Periodic health examination for timely detection and proper treatment.

    • Please consult your doctor for more information.

    Diagnostic measures for Urethra's disease

    To diagnose the disease, the doctor needs a clinical examination, photographed urethra with X-ray or ultrasound, urethra.

    Urethrous examination, detection of lesions such as foreskin narrowing, detecting segments, lumps of urethra sclerosis when the urethra shapes from head to penis base. When placing a small sonde tube, the tube does not pass through the urethra.

    Urethra's disease treatments

    Based on the results of examination and testing, the doctor can choose the appropriate treatment including: urethra, urethra, stent, surgical surgery to use the skin or thin flap. graft.

  • urethra: usually done in the clinic. After local anesthesia, the doctor will use rods or balls on the catheter with an increasing size to widen the urethra. Repeated.

    • This procedure can cause pain, bleeding, infection.

  • The urethra (narrow cut): This procedure uses a specially designed scanner to put into the urethra until the narrow segment is encountered. Next, the doctor cut the narrow segment with a blade or laser at the top of the scope. After that, a catheter was placed in the urethra for a period of time until the wound healed. The time to remove the catheter after the surgery depends on the patient's response.
  • Put the urethra stent: This procedure puts a metal stent in the urethra using a scope. The advantage of this method is the minimal invasion, but only suitable for very few cases
  • Surgery for urethra: Surgery depends on the characteristics of the narrow segment and the experience of the surgeon. With short narrow segment, surgery can be surgery to connect 2 ends. When the narrow section is long or unable to cut, the doctor will use a tissue organization such as a skin flap or a piece to expand the narrow segment

    • If you have any questions, consult your doctor for advice on the best treatment support method.

    See also:

  • The urethra stenosis can cause infertility
  • What function does the urethra function? Strong> impotence: Causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

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