Plain-language guides on kidney stones, prostate problems and urinary symptoms, written and reviewed by Dr. Vijay Bora, MCh (Urology), Agra. For information only; not a substitute for consultation.
Dilatation stretches the scar, it does not remove it, which is why the narrowing returns tighter each time. How a stricture is properly mapped, and what reconstruction with a buccal graft actually involves.
Repeated antibiotics bought without a urine culture are the single most damaging habit in recurrent infection. What actually triggers recurrences, which tests are genuinely needed, and what prevents them.
A weak stream and getting up at night are the first signs. What BPH is, why it is not cancer, which tests are done, when tablets are enough, and the complications that make surgery necessary.
The stone decides, not the surgeon's preference. How size, position and hardness point to one procedure over another, what a DJ stent really feels like, and the six questions worth asking before you consent.
Peshab ki dhaar kamzor hona aur raat mein baar baar uthna, in lakshanon ka matlab kya hai. Dawa se kab kaam ban jaata hai, operation kab zaroori hota hai, aur TURP ya laser mein hota kya hai.
Most kidney stones today are removed without any big cut. What each procedure means, which stone sizes they suit, how long you stay in hospital, and how to prevent the next stone.
Pathri ka dard, kab operation zaroori hai, laser aur durbeen (Mini-PCNL) se ilaj kaise hota hai, hospital mein kitne din lagte hain, aur pathri dobara na bane iske liye kya karein.
Even one episode of blood in the urine deserves proper evaluation. The common causes, the one red flag you should never ignore, and the tests a urologist will advise.