Articles & posts
Educational articles from Dr. Mahdi Ghazi's urology clinic on kidney, urinary and genital tract diseases, the prostate and urinary system health.
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Kidney Atrophy: Can a Small Kidney Be Dangerous?
Kidney atrophy means gradual loss of kidney tissue and nephron function. Learn causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, risks, and prevention.
Cystitis Treatment: Duration in Men and Women
Cystitis treatment depends on whether bladder inflammation is infectious or noninfectious. Learn about antibiotics, pain relief, bladder therapies, and prevention.
Adult Circumcision Revision: Methods, Cost, and Benefits
Adult circumcision revision can correct excess skin, tightness, scarring, adhesions, asymmetry, pain, or dissatisfaction after a previous circumcision.
Kidney Abscess: Diagnosis and Treatment
Kidney abscess is a serious infection that needs prompt diagnosis and treatment. Learn about causes, symptoms, imaging tests, drainage, antibiotics, and prevention.
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
A urinary tract infection can affect the kidneys, bladder, or urethra. Learn the symptoms, warning signs, treatment options, and ways to reduce recurrence.
Blood in Urine (Hematuria)
Blood in the urine, or hematuria, can be caused by urinary infection, kidney stones, prostate problems, medications, exercise, or urinary tract cancer and should be evaluated properly.
Megaureter: Urinary Obstruction with a Dilated Ureter
Megaureter is abnormal widening of the ureter between the kidney and bladder. It may be congenital or secondary and can cause infection, obstruction, and kidney damage.
Freezing or Cryotherapy for genital warts
Cryotherapy freezes genital warts with liquid nitrogen or other freezing agents. It can remove small, soft warts but requires proper care and medical guidance.
Penile Lichen Planus Treatment: Symptoms and Complications
There is no definitive cure for penile lichen planus, but treatment can reduce itching, inflammation, and discomfort and help make daily life easier.
Is Vasectomy Reversal Possible?
Vasectomy reversal is microsurgery that may restore sperm flow after vasectomy, but pregnancy is not guaranteed and success depends on timing, scarring, and sperm quality.
Cystoplasty Surgery: Steps, Recovery, and Key Points
Cystoplasty, or bladder augmentation, is a complex surgery that increases bladder capacity and lowers bladder pressure in selected patients.
Laparoscopic Surgery for Kidney Cysts
Laparoscopic kidney cyst surgery is a minimally invasive option for selected symptomatic kidney cysts, with less pain and faster recovery than open surgery.