Diseases of the genitourinary system

Renal vein thrombosis

Renal vein thrombosis is quite rare in urological practice. This pathology can be acute or chronic, unilateral or bilateral.

Renal venous hypertension

Renal venous hypertension is a pathological condition characterized by long-term chronic increase in pressure in the renal venous system.

Stenosis of the renal veins - their changes that disrupt venous outflow from the kidney: narrowing of the lumen of the main renal vein or its branches, exclusion of a segmental branch, for example, as a result of thrombosis, which is equivalent to a narrowing of the total lumen of the renal venous system.

Varicocele - Information Overview

Varicocele is a urological disease that is accompanied by the expansion of the venous plexus of the spermatic cord. This pathology occurs with a frequency of 3 to 30%.

Hermaphroditism and hermaphrodites

Hermaphroditism is bisexuality, i.e. the presence of both male and female characteristics in one person. A distinction is made between false and true hermaphroditism.

Nephrogenic (renal) hypertension - Information Overview

Nephrogenic hypertension, or renal, renovascular hypertension is a disease whose main symptom is increased blood pressure.

Hydronephrosis of the kidney - Overview of information

Hydronephrosis is a pathological condition characterized by the expansion of the renal system responsible for urination. This disease is accompanied by hypotrophy of the renal parenchyma, which often leads to deterioration of all renal functions.

Nephroptosis (kidney prolapse).

Kidney prolapse, or so-called nephroptosis, is a pathological condition accompanied by abnormal mobility of the organ. In this case, the kidney shifts from its usual normal position.

Cryptorchidism - Information Overview

Cryptorchidism is a congenital developmental anomaly characterized by the failure of one or both testicles to descend into the scrotum after the birth of a child.

Hypospadias - Information Overview

Hypospadias is a congenital anomaly of the penis, which is manifested by a split in the posterior wall of the urethra from the head of the penis to the perineum.