What is the medical term for an obstruction of the urethra?
Obstructive uropathy is when your urine can’t flow (either partially or completely) through your ureter, bladder, or urethra due to some type of obstruction. Instead of flowing from your kidneys to your bladder, urine flows backward, or refluxes, into your kidneys.
What is the reason for urine blockage?
When something blocks the free flow of urine through the bladder and urethra, you might experience urinary retention. The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of your body. In men, a blockage can be caused when the prostate gland gets so big that it presses on the urethra.
Which failure is caused by obstruction of urine flow?
When urine cannot leave the body and starts to build up in the kidneys, it is called obstructive uropathy. Obstructive uropathy can lead to hydronephrosis (swelling of the kidneys). If left untreated, obstruction of the ureter can cause serious problems like kidney failure, sepsis and death.
What is Urethrostomy surgery?
Perineal urethrostomy is a surgical procedure that is performed on males to create a permanent opening into the urethra through an incision in the skin of the perineum. The perineum is the area of skin between the scrotum and the anus.
How long does it take to recover from urethra surgery?
Recovery Guidelines for Urethroplasty. Most patients recover fairly quickly after the procedure but the swelling from the surgery may take weeks to get better. In general it is recommended to limit activity to basic needs until the penis drain (catheter) is removed. Pain should improve in the first week after surgery.
When do you need surgery for urinary tract obstruction?
Surgery: Although short-term relief from the urinary blockage is possible without surgery, the cause of the blockage must be removed and repair of the urinary tract is needed. Long-term relief may require surgery. The kidney may be removed if blockages cause severe loss of kidney function.
What happens if there is an obstruction in the urinary tract?
A blockage (obstruction) anywhere along the urinary tract—from the kidneys, where urine is produced, to the urethra, through which urine leaves the body—can increase pressure inside the urinary tract and slow the flow of urine.
How can I get rid of an ureteral obstruction?
Some ureteral obstructions can be resolved during anterograde pyelography; for others, a doctor may be able to provide immediate relief by inserting a catheter, a thin, flexible tube, through the urethra and into the bladder. If the obstruction is in the lower urinary tract, blocked urine may immediately flow out through the catheter.
How are stents used to treat urinary tract obstruction?
Stent placement: Stent placement in the blocked kidney or ureter is a less intrusive treatment method. It is a mesh tube that opens up inside the blocked area. This may provide short-term symptom relief. Nephrostomy tubes: These tubes drain urine from the kidneys, and they may help bypass the urinary blockage.
Surgery: Although short-term relief from the urinary blockage is possible without surgery, the cause of the blockage must be removed and repair of the urinary tract is needed. Long-term relief may require surgery. The kidney may be removed if blockages cause severe loss of kidney function.
Some ureteral obstructions can be resolved during anterograde pyelography; for others, a doctor may be able to provide immediate relief by inserting a catheter, a thin, flexible tube, through the urethra and into the bladder. If the obstruction is in the lower urinary tract, blocked urine may immediately flow out through the catheter.
Can a scope be used to remove an obstruction in the ureter?
Placing a scope into the kidney through the back or into the ureter through the bladder allows the physician to remove obstructing lesions such as stones (or sometimes tumors). Alternatively, a shock-wave procedure may be used to help break up small stones. Sometimes open surgery is necessary to relieve an obstruction in the urinary tract.
A blockage (obstruction) anywhere along the urinary tract—from the kidneys, where urine is produced, to the urethra, through which urine leaves the body—can increase pressure inside the urinary tract and slow the flow of urine.
