Monday, March 21, 2011

Prostate and Kidney Stone Most Common Problems in Indonesia

Complaints about the urologist (urinary tract), many experienced men and women. But in Indonesia, bladder problems most commonly occur is the prostate and kidney stones.

Cases of both diseases combined reached 75 percent of the cases other urology, as quoted from the release opening 'Prostate & Stone Clinic - Urology Center' in Siloam Hospitals Kebon Jeruk, received detikHealth on Thursday (03/17/2011).


Prostate
Prostate disease or disorder is a disease caused by hormonal imbalance in the adult (above 70 years). Increasing these hormones are generally due to age and also decrease the decomposition functions that make the size of the prostate gland continues to enlarge.
An enlarged prostate can narrow the urethra path so that the process will be disturbed urination, and erectile problems occur when there is prostate disease.

Symptoms that arise when a person experiences kidney enlargement such as:

   1. Unable to resist dying for a pee
   2. Weak urine flow
   3. Phobia (fear) in the urine because it is always painful
   
4. Frequent waking at night to urinate
   5. Urinate that is always incomplete and feel Anyang-anyangan
   6. After urination there is residual urine that comes out


Kidney stones
Kidney stones are also called nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis is commonly suffered by about 12 percent of men and 5 percent of women in the 70s years of age.

Stone within the urinary tract (urinary calculus) is like a stone or crystal that formed along the urinary tract and can cause pain, bleeding, blockage of urine flow or infection. This could be a stone in the kidney or in the bladder.

Symptoms generally are:

   
1. Pain or pain arising in the lower abdomen ranging from mild to severe
   
2. The presence of blood when urinating
   
3. Exit the small grains of rock while urinating
   
4. Nausea
   
5. Pain during urination
   
6. Frequent urination (beser)


If the stone is so small it could not cause symptoms that are usually detected during routine examination of urine analysis (urinalysis). However, if kidney stones are not handled properly can cause kidney damage.

Urology Center Siloam Hospitals Kebon Jeruk

With a multidisciplinary approach, Siloam Hospitals Kebon Jeruk (SHKJ) established urology center equipped with Assessments and transrectal biopsy of the prostate gland.

And there are also other additional equipment such as Uroflowmetry (to detect urinary flow interruption), Urodynamics (to detect bladder dysfunction), Flexible cystoscopy, and the procedure requires only local anesthesia such as catheterization, vasectomy, dilatation of the urethra, and even intravesical chemotherapy.

The facility is expected to provide treatment options with the latest medical equipment and designed with patient comfort.

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