Medical Abbreviations
- ADAM: Androgen deficiency of the ageing male
- BPH: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- CBAVD: Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens
- CC: Circumcision
- CF: Cystic fibrosis
- CFTR: cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
- CPPS Chronic pelvic pain syndrome
- CT: Computed tomography
- DJ: Double J, proprietary name of a splint
- ESWL: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
- HIFU: High intensity focused ultrasound
- HoLEP: Holmium-Laser enucleation of the prostate
- IPP: Induratio penis plastica
- IPSS: International Prostate Symptoms Score
- ivP: intravenous pyelogram
- IDDM: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- KTP: Potassium (kalium) Titanyl Phosphate laser
- LA: Lymphadenectomy
- LND: Lymph node dissection
- LUTS: Lower urinary tract symptoms
- MCU: Micturition cystourethrogram
- MESA: Epididymal sperm aspiration
- MRT: Magnetic resonance tomography
- MRI: magnetic resonance imaging
- NIH-CPSI National Institute of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index
- NIDDM: non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- PADAM: Partial androgen deficit of the ageing man
- PCA: Prostate cancer
- PCL: Percutaneous litholapaxy
- PCN: Percutaneous nephrostoma
- PET: Positron emission tomography
- PNL: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
- RCC: Renal cell carcinoma
- RPE: Radical prostatovesiculectomy
- RPLND: Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy
- RPG: Retrograde pyelography
- TESA: Testicular sperm aspiration
- TESE: Testicular sperm extraction
- TUIP: Transurethral incision of the prostatee
- TUMT: Transurethral microwave therapy
- TUNA: Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate
- TURB: Transurethral resection of the bladder
- TRUS: Transrectal ultrasound
- TURP: Transurethral resection of the prostate
- TUVP: Transurethral vaporization of the prostate
- TVT: Tension free vaginal tape
- URS: Ureterorenoscopy
- VLAP Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate
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