The male urethra consists of three main parts – the prostatic urethra, the membranous urethra and the spongy or penile urethra. The urethra is the tubular part of the urinary system that carries the ...

The urethra is the thin tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder out of the body. A urethral stricture is when narrowing from scar tissue occurs in the urethra. Urethral strictures can ...

Management of men with anterior urethral stricture disease is a relatively common issue faced by practicing urologists today. Anterior urethral strictures, which can be the result of congenital, ...

A kidney stone becomes a serious problem when it travels through the urinary tract and gets stuck in the urethra, the final and narrowest pathway through which urine is excreted. While many kidney ...

Various factors can cause urethra pain, such as a blockage or inflammation and irritation of the urethra. This can result in pain when urinating and conditions such as urinary tract infection, ...

In most cases of acute urinary retention (AUR), bladder drainage is easily achieved by inserting a standard balloon retention catheter through the urethra. In the rare cases that routine ...