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Urethrocystitis
Inflammation of the urethra and bladder. Inflammation affecting both the urethra and the bladder.
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Posterior urethritis
Inflammation of membranous and prostatic portions of the urethra.
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Anterior urethritis
Inflammation of that portion of the urethra anterior to the anterior layer of the triangular ligament.
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Urethrectomy
Surgical excision of the urethra or part of it. The surgical extraction of a portion or the entire urethra.
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Urethratresia
Occlusion or imperforation of the urethra. A condition that occurs in newborns where the urethra is obstructed, preventing the passage of urine.
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Ureterovesicostomy
Reimplantation of a ureter into the bladder.
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Ureterovesical
Relating to the entry point of the ureter into the urinary bladder. Kidney stones frequently lodge at this location. Pertaining to both a ureter and the bladder.
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Ureteroureterostomy
The formation of a connection from one ureter to the other. Surgical creation of a pathway between the ureters or within different sections of the same ureter.
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Ureterotrigonoenterostomy
Surgical removal of the trigone of the bladder with one or both of the ureteral openings and implantation of it into the intestine.
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Cutaneous ureterostomy
Surgical implantation of the ureter into the skin. This allows urine to drain via the ureter to the outside of the body by going through the stoma.
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