Due to the medical concern and health promotion program very actively in Cambodia, lots of gentlemen more likely suspicious on prostate cancer will refer seeing me at the Urology office. In the past, when we suspected prostate cancer, we only have one method to recommend them; we always introduce them to do prostate tissue biopsyContinue reading “MRI Prostate result interpretation”
Author Archives: soarawee weerasopone
Female abnormal voiding: Underactive bladder disease
After 5 years of urology practicing in Cambodia, a female abnormal urination problem is getting more and more common in my female urology clinic. Today we will discuss about “Underactive bladder” disease in female. Normally, the bladder’s function is to store urine and squeezing all urine out when we urinate, but this kind of diseaseContinue reading “Female abnormal voiding: Underactive bladder disease”
Testosterone replacement therapy: Pros and Cons
There are lots of patients who suffering from testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS) whom need testosterone replacement therapy at my andrology office. As we know that testosterone hormone represents as a well-being status in male, an adequate testosterone that we have mirroring the more youth-like as the gentlemen shall be. Testosterone level will be peaked atContinue reading “Testosterone replacement therapy: Pros and Cons”
Varicocele treatment: An oral medication role
As I have been discussed about the varicocele disease which is able to affect male’s fertilization in the beginning. I also have mentioned that the most gentlemen who experienced in this problem, finally, will end up by a surgical correction. This topic will be shown another alternative oral medication that could possibly improve on symptomaticContinue reading “Varicocele treatment: An oral medication role”
Chronic prostatitis: Treatment options
Chronic prostatitis or a chronic inflammation of the prostate gland considered as a difficult-to-treat issue in Urology office. This topic will give you a whole picture in chronic prostatitis’ treatment. First, you must understand that this condition which is divided into 2 categories by its own natural history, which is the spectrum of management thatContinue reading “Chronic prostatitis: Treatment options”
TURBT – Holmium laser en-bloc resection of the Bladder tumor (Ho-ERBT) in Cambodia
Since Royal Phnom Penh hospital is the first ever hospital in Cambodia which succeed preforming in Ho-ERBT operation, so this topic, I’m going to mention and classify over the Pros and the Cons of the Ho-ERBT. First, let’s start with endoscopic TUR-BT, which is the conventional operation in endoscopic bladder tumor removal. TURBT is abbreviation from “Transurethral resection of the bladder tumor” The methodology of the conventional TURBT is passing the scope via urethraContinue reading “TURBT – Holmium laser en-bloc resection of the Bladder tumor (Ho-ERBT) in Cambodia”
Renal cancer biopsy: When and How?
Renal cancer is a silent cancer though but due to an increasing utility of ultrasonography and CT scan in routine over the medical checkup’s result in incidentally detected a small renal mass or (SRMs). The definition of SRMs is a solid kidney lesion which is less than 4 cm. These SRMs has 80% chance toContinue reading “Renal cancer biopsy: When and How?”
VDRL false positive test: What are the causes of this?
VDRL test or Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test is a very common syphilis screening test which physicians currently using for all over the world. Due to an easily accessible even the patients themselves can find this either test at local laboratory nearby their home without consulting with experts before drawing blood sampling from their vein.Continue reading “VDRL false positive test: What are the causes of this?”
Gonorrhea infection: CDC’s 2020 guideline of treatment
It is very compromised as we are a doctor that should have keep ourselves an up to date for medical practicing, especially when dealing with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) infection, because all these microorganisms are continuously evolving against antibiotic and turn resistant to the standard treatment over time. Precisely treatment with antibiotic strength and adequateContinue reading “Gonorrhea infection: CDC’s 2020 guideline of treatment”
Syphilis: The correct way we’ve deal with.
In Cambodia, there’s a plenty of syphilis-positive patients which come to see me at my Urology office. Some are naïve cases whereas some are treatment-fail cases from other local clinics. This topic we will show you on how generally we’re dealing with this infection and how to correct the proper treatment on it, more thanContinue reading “Syphilis: The correct way we’ve deal with.”