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Urology — Obstructive Uropathy and Benign Prostatic Pathology

Urology · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Fisiopatología de la obstrucción urinaria, clasificación etiológica, hidronefrosis, HBP — desde la biología molecular hasta los últimos avances quirúrgicos, incluyendo estenosis uretral, fibrosis retroperitoneal y estenosis de la UUP

What it covers

  1. Pathophysiology of Obstructive Uropathy
  2. · 1.1 Phases of the Renal Hemodynamic Response to Obstruction
  3. · 1.2 Changes in the Renal Parenchyma
  4. · 1.3 Changes in the Upper Urinary Tract — Hydronephrosis
  5. · 1.4 Changes in the Bladder — Consequences of Chronic Bladder Obstruction
  6. Classification of Obstructive Uropathy
  7. · Degrees of Hydronephrosis — SFU System and Ultrasound Classification
  8. Etiology of Obstructive Uropathy
  9. · 3.1 Retroperitoneal Fibrosis (Ormond's Disease)
  10. Diagnosis of Obstructive Uropathy
  11. · 4.1 Clinical Manifestations
  12. · 4.2 Laboratory
  13. · 4.3 Diagnostic Imaging
  14. Treatment of Obstructive Uropathy
  15. · 5.1 Urgent Drainage Indications
  16. · 5.2 Postobstructive Diuresis — A Dangerous Physiological Complication
  17. Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)
  18. · 6.1 Epidemiology
  19. · 6.2 Etiopathogenesis — Molecular Biology of BPH
  20. · 6.3 Anatomy of BPH — McNeal Zones and Components of Obstruction
  21. · 6.4 Diagnosis of BPH
  22. Medical Treatment of BPH
  23. · 7.1 α-Blockers
  24. · 7.2 5α-Reductase Inhibitors (5-ARIs)
  25. · 7.3 Antimuscarinics and β₃-Agonists (for the Storage Component)
  26. · 7.4 PDE5 inhibitors for BPH-LUTS
  27. · 7.5 Combined Therapy and Phytotherapy
  28. Surgical Treatment of BPH
  29. · 8.1 Indications for Surgery
  30. · 8.2 Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TUR-P / TURP)
  31. · 8.3 Laser Enucleation — HoLEP (Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate)
  32. · 8.4 Minimally Invasive Techniques — For the Patient Who Wants to Preserve Ejaculation
  33. · 8.5 Open Prostatic Adenomectomy / Laparoscopic / Robotic
  34. Ureteropelvic junction stenosis (UPJ)
  35. · 9.1 Etiology
  36. · 9.2 Clinic
  37. · 9.3 Diagnosis
  38. · 9.4 Treatment — Pyeloplasty
  39. Urethral stricture
  40. · 10.1 Etiology — "ITEI"
  41. · 10.2 Diagnosis
  42. · 10.3 Treatment — Options according to Stenosis Characteristics
  43. Complications of Obstructive Uropathy and BPH
  44. · 11.1 Acute Urinary Retention (AUR) — The BPH Sentinel Event
  45. · 11.2 Integrative Summary — Differential Diagnosis BPH vs Prostate Cancer
  46. · Integrating Principle

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Subject
Urology
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
46
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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