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Re: Polyps in Urethra
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From: Keely (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 11:23:21 -0600 (CST)
If her only symptoms are occasional difficulty urinating and they have
done bloodwork to rule out cancerous growth, does the trauma and risk of
removing the polyps surgically outweigh the potential benefits of
preventing future complications if the polyps are left alone?
At Mon, 29 Jan 2001, j wang, M.D. wrote:
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>If there are in fact polyps that are causing symptoms, they should be
>removed. That would also allow for a study of teh polypps to determine
>if there are any cancer risks. most polyps are benign.
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>At Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Keely wrote:
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>>I am looking for information for my mom. She is an otherwise healthy
>>50-year-old. She has been told that she has polyps in her urinary tract
>>(but not anywhere in her bladder) that look like a "coral reef" (she has
>>such a poetic physician). Her urethra is very narrow and has been
>>dialated countless times, which only provides temporary relief from the
>>difficulty in urinating that these polyps an her narrow urinary tract
>>sometimes cause. I think the polyps are also aggravating enough to
>>contribute to her rather frequent urinary tract infections.
>>The doctor she is seeing now has offered to dialate her, but it does
>>only provide temporary reflief. She hasn't been able to suggest any
>>alternatives to my mom to remove or treat this condition any further.
>>Should they be removed? How can they be removed? Is she at an increased
>>risk for urethral caner?
>>If there are alternatives that we should investigate or any further
>>information you could provide beyond what her urologist has told her,
>>please let us know.
>>Thanks,
>>Keely Byars
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>--
>James Wang, M.D
>Assitant Clinical Prof.
>Tufts University School of Medicine
>
>**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only
>and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
>This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
>consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options
>and/or interventions.
>
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