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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
• UPJ Ureteropelvic junction
• URS: Ureterorenoscopy
• VLAP Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate

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