Soarawee Weerasopone - Professional Thai Urologist

Medical ureteric stone expulsive therapy: How much success rate on it?

It is very common for me to taking care of ureteric stone pain’s patients with frequently ask questions from them on the medical therapy on stone expulsion. All answer will be arranged in Q&A below Question : Is it possible to avoid endoscopic stone surgery? Question : How much probability of the ureteric stone willContinue reading “Medical ureteric stone expulsive therapy: How much success rate on it?”

Ureteric stone pain: Initial self-management

Ureteric stone pain is considered as one of the most severe pains in our body can be suffering from. Flank pain wills suddenly happening as a result from the instantly stone occlusion within the ureter. Ureter is a small tube organ with 25 cm long functioning as urine transportation from the kidneys to the urinaryContinue reading “Ureteric stone pain: Initial self-management”

Radiation cystitis: Common bloody urination after pelvic radiation

Radiation cystitis: Bloody urination after pelvic radiation

Today we will discuss more clearly on radiation-induced bloody urination or “Radiation cystitis” in the medical term statement. There have been several patients came to see me at Urology office with the problem of bloody urine onset with history of pelvic radiation. This symptom always become a chronic issue and extremely affects patient’s quality ofContinue reading “Radiation cystitis: Common bloody urination after pelvic radiation”

Residual urine: why we need to measure ?

Lots of patients at urology office always asked me “why does doctor need us to do residual urine (RU) measurement?” I will explain you more clearly in this article. An abnormal voiding urination can be possibly causes from tons of etiologies, and one suspicious cause is, the inability of urinary bladder to complete or emptyingContinue reading “Residual urine: why we need to measure ?”

Role of the oral medication in kidney stone treatment

Role of the Potassium citrate in kidney stone treatment

The FAQ (Frequently ask question) from patients at Urology clinic; what about Potassium citrate therapy for kidney stone treatment or stone prevention for the post successful stone operation? In this point I have to answer that the “Most of kidney stone cannot be treated or get rid them of by just the medication but itContinue reading “Role of the oral medication in kidney stone treatment”

Acute Urinary retention (AUR) in Female

First, I must say that female urinary retention is a quite rare condition if we’re comparing to a male gender. There was a literature showing that the incidence ratio between female and male as low as 1:13. The explanation is that the female doesn’t have a prostate gland which is possibly obstructing the urethra whenContinue reading “Acute Urinary retention (AUR) in Female”

Herpes genitalia: A never ending viral infection

Herpes genitalia is a very commonly complaint problem at my Urologic office. Since the painful genital ulcer is the classical symptom for this condition, it is not hard for urologist to make a diagnostic in this condition, so in this topic we will match up with frequently ask questions from the patients for example, whereContinue reading “Herpes genitalia: A never ending viral infection”

Holmium laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) in Cambodia

Since Royal Phnom Penh hospital is the first ever hospital in Cambodia which succeed performing in HoLEP operation, so this topic I’m going to mentioning and classifying on the Pros and the Cons. First, we must start with Endoscopic TUR-P, that is the conventional operation in benign prostatic hyperplasia first (BPH). TUR-P is abbreviation fromContinue reading “Holmium laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) in Cambodia”

How erectile dysfunction is been improved by LI-ESWT

This topic we will make a discussion about the world promising Erectile dysfunction shockwave application, Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy or (LI-ESWT). There is no any doubt that erectile dysfunction or ED issue is getting more and more complaint nowadays. Youth or younger male patients are keeping visiting me at andrology office more frequently. AsContinue reading “How erectile dysfunction is been improved by LI-ESWT”

Epididymal cyst: What should we deal with it?

Epididymal cyst is one of the most common testicular-related issues at my urology office. It was defined as an encysted structure closures the epididymitis which is literally described as a result from prior injuries or inflammations of the epididymis tubule. There’re confirmed evidences that spermatozoa or seminal fluid are the liquid which is lying insideContinue reading “Epididymal cyst: What should we deal with it?”