This is the home page of the Urology pages in Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board.
What is urology?
Urology (derived from the Greek οὖρον – “urine” and -λογία, -logia “study of”) is a sub-specialty of medicine that concerns the medical and surgical treatment of a spectrum of disorders affecting the male and female urinary tract and the male genital organs. The urinary tract organs (kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra) and genital organs (testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate and penis) are closely linked, and are sometimes affectedby one another. Medical doctors who specialise in the practice of urology are called “urologists” or “urological surgeons”. Urologists work closely other medical specialists such as oncologists, nephrologists, gynaecologists, andrologists, paediatric surgeons, colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists, and endocrinologists, and are supported by teams of specialist nurses and other allied healthcare professionals.
