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Urinary system diseases
Urinary system diseases
Urinary system diseases refer to diseases affecting various organs of the urinary system, primarily the kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra, and prostate. These mainly include the following types:
Calculus diseases: Kidney, ureteral, bladder, and urethral stones.
Tuberculous diseases: Tuberculosis of the kidney, bladder, and ureter, as well as prostate tuberculosis.
Urinary tract infections: This category includes a wide range of diseases, mainly simple urethritis, acute and chronic cystitis, ureteritis, gonococcal urethritis, non-gonococcal urethritis, as well as acute and chronic orchitis, bacterial or aseptic prostatitis, acute and chronic epididymitis, seminal vesiculitis, and verumontanitis.
Kidney diseases: Chronic nephritis, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis syndrome, acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, latent glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and secondary glomerulopathy.
Urinary system neoplastic diseases and cysts: Renal cell carcinoma, renal pelvis tumor, bladder tumor, prostate cancer, simple renal cyst, polycystic kidney disease.
Congenital diseases: Ureteropelvic duplication anomaly, horseshoe kidney, ectopic kidney, medullary sponge kidney, ectopic ureteral orifice, hypospadias.
Adrenal diseases: Adrenal cortical hyperplasia, adrenal cortical adenoma, pheochromocytoma.
The main symptoms are in the urinary system itself, such as changes in urination like frequent urination, urgency, and painful urination. They can also manifest in other aspects, such as hypertension, edema, and anemia.
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