Pre-procedure urinalysis can be skipped before certain office-based urology procedures, such as prostate biopsy and cystoscopy, according to the results of a randomized trial. Some centers perform the ...

Clinicians frequently order preoperative urinalyses for patients scheduled to undergo many common procedures. A new study finds that nearly nine out of 10 of preoperative urinalyses are unnecessary.

Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is a procedure where a doctor uses a laser to remove prostate tissue from an enlarged prostate that’s restricting urine flow. Benign prostatic ...

Doctors use a combination of tests, including urinalysis, cystoscopy, urine culture, and bladder wall biopsy to diagnose interstitial cystitis. For males, they may also examine prostate secretions.

A urostomy bag and a catheter are two different devices that can help drain and collect urine from your body. A urostomy is often permanent, whereas a catheter is not. If you have certain medical ...

A simple urine test can more than halve the number of cystoscopies necessary to follow up high-risk bladder cancer patients, new research has found. Cystoscopies involve inserting a flexible probe ...

Your kidneys make urine, a fluid made of liquid wastes filtered from your blood. This fluid travels down your ureter tubes to your bladder, and from there, it passes through the urethra and out of ...

The holmium laser prostate (HoLEP) surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that treats a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia. Although it’s usually considered safe for most people, it ...