Author: Glossary

Inflammation of the urethra and bladder. Inflammation affecting both the urethra and the bladder.  

Surgical excision of the urethra or part of it. The surgical extraction of a portion or the entire urethra.  

Occlusion or imperforation of the urethra. A condition that occurs in newborns where the urethra is obstructed, preventing the passage of urine.  

Reimplantation of a ureter into the bladder.  

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.  

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.  

Surgical removal of the trigone of the bladder with one or both of the ureteral openings and implantation of it into the intestine.