BPH Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Enlargement of the prostate with no cancer
Bladder spasm
Involuntary contraction of muscles affecting the bladder wall
Catheter
A flexible tube for withdrawing fluids from (or introducing fluids into) a cavity of the body, especially one for inserting into the bladder, through the urethra, to remove urine
Cystourethroscopy
A procedure used to look at the inside of the bladder and urethra. A flexible tube with a small camera attached is inserted through the urethra and into the bladder.
Erectile dysfunction
Unable to have or maintain an erection of the penis
Intermittent Claudication
Limping or lameness in your legs
Invasive
A puncture or incision of the skin or insertion of an instrument or foreign material into the body
Leriches Syndrome
A syndrome caused by blocking of the abdominal aorta. It usually occurs in men and is characterized by fatigue in the hips, thighs, or calves during exercise; no pulse in the femoral arteries; impotence; and pale, cold legs
Parameter
A variable whose measure is indicative of a quantity or function that cannot itself be precisely determined by direct methods, for example, blood pressure and pulse rate are parameters of heart function
Prolieve™ Thermodilatation System
A transurethral microwave therapy system
Prostatitis
Inflammation of the tissue of the prostate
Rectal Temperature Monitor
A device inserted into the rectum to measure the temperature of the rectal tissue near the prostate gland
Retrograde ejaculation
Ejaculation backwards into the bladder instead of forward through the urethra
The System
Prolieve™ Thermodilatation System
Transurethral
To the urethral tube through the penis
Ultrasound
A technique in which high-frequency sound waves are bounced off internal organs and the echo pattern is converted into a 2 dimensional picture of the structures beneath the transducer
Urethra
The tube through which urine is passed from the bladder. The length of the urethra is about 25 centimeters in men
Urinary incontinence
The involuntary discharge of urine
Urinary retention
Unable to empty the bladder
Urinary sphincter
A muscle that is normally tight, but when relaxed, allows urine to flow from the bladder
Uroflowmetry
A procedure used to measure the rate of urine flow
