How alarming is presence of blood in urine: symptoms of bladder cancer
Passing blood in urine, otherwise called hematuria, is relatively common in patients visiting to urology clinic. There are enormous reasons in which a person can have visible red urine, called gross hematuria. Few persons are unaware of passing blood in urine and only got to know about it when they get urine test done, which…
Laparoscopic simple nephrectomy in Non functional kidney
Nephrectomy (kidney removal) is one of the common laparoscopic surgery done in urology. It can be undertaken in patients with benign conditions such as non functional kidney due to renal or ureteric stone, pelvi-uretetic junction obstruction, pyonephrosis, ureteric stricture, vesico-ureteric reflux etc. When nephrectomy is done in cancer patients, it is called radical nephrectomy. Here…
Stapler Circumcision – what you need to know
What is stapler circumcision? Circumcision performed by the disposable device which when fired, does the cutting and suturing of foreskin itself. It harbours a silicon ring over which the metal staples are present. Read about phimosis Tight foreskin/Phimosis – causes, symptoms and treatment What are the indication of stapler circumcision? Stapler circumcision is done in patient…
Recurrent Balanoposthitis and its treatment
Balano-posthitis is one of the most common urogenital infectikn acquired in men. Balanoposthitis is the combined infection of foreskin (called posthitis) and glans head (called balanitis). Read non infection condition of glans/prepuce Zoon Balanitis- common cause of recurrent balanitis What are the causes of Balanoposthitis? Balanoposthitis is often the sequelae of poor hygiene which can…
Congenital curvature of penis- symptoms, diagnosis and management
Congenital curvature of penis, as name suggest, is the bend or deviation of penis, present since birth. It often goes unnoticed until childhood, when it becomes obivous on erection during puberty. Sometimes, married couple may come with complaint of failed intercourse due to extreme curvature. Read how it is different from Peyronie disease Curvature of…
Acute painful scrotum: Testicular torsion and it’s treatment
Scrotum is the skin pouch which holds the testis within it. Pain in scrotum is relatively common condition in men which can be a result of testicular infection, epididymis infection, testicular cord infection, torsion of testis etc. Infection of the testis and epididymis are common causes of painful scrotum; being more common in adult men…
RIRS – safe, effective and minimal invasive laser surgery for kidney stones
RIRS is safe, effective and minimal invasive treatment for kidney stones. It’s is associated with less hospital stay, no hematuria, no cut or scar on body and minimal loss of work.
Zoon Balanitis- common cause of recurrent balanitis
Recurrent red coloured genital skin lesions are not always infectious. Sometimes it’s associated with common condition like phimosis. Zoon balanitis is one such entity which need careful examination to diagnose it and you can get rid of it completely by simple circumcision surgery.
Bladder cancer awareness month 2024
Bladder is a hollow organ in body that stores urine. Both kidneys drains it’s urine via hollow pipes called ureter into the bladder. The function of bladder in body is to stores urine and evacuate it at regular time interval by urination. May month is observed worldwide as the bladder cancer awareness month. In this…
Can phimosis be treated non operatively ??
Phimosis is the inability to completely pull back the foreskin of penis. There are different grades of phimosis ranging from non retractile foreskin in erect stage (with otherwise normal retraction in flaccid state) to the pin point foreskin opening, in which even urination may be troublesome. Phimosis can be present in infant, toddler, adolescents, adults…
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Dr Varinder Attri - Urologist, Andrologist and Laparoscopic surgeon 