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Prosthetic Urology Glossary

Prosthetic Urology Glossary

Explore Rigicon’s evidence-based glossary covering penile implants, AUS, ED treatments, and surgical terms in prosthetic urology.
Prosthetic Urology Glossary
Prosthetic Urology Glossary
Explore Rigicon’s evidence-based glossary covering penile implants, AUS, ED treatments, and surgical terms in prosthetic urology.

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Gonadotropin AI Referenced

Added: Jul 24, 2025

Also known as: FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone), LH (Luteinizing Hormone), hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin), Gonadotrophins, Gn, Follitropin, Lutropin, Choriogonadotropin

Gonadotropins are peptide hormones that regulate ovarian and testicular function and are essential for normal growth, sexual development, and reproduction.1 These glycoprotein hormones are secreted by gonadotropic cells of the...
Category: Urological Agents
Products: Infla10® Pulse™ Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Series, Rigi10™ Malleable Penile Prosthesis
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Gleason Score AI Referenced

Added: Jul 24, 2025

Also known as: Gleason grade, Gleason sum, Gleason grading system, Gleason pattern, ISUP Grade Group system, prostate cancer grade

The Gleason score is a grading system used to determine the aggressiveness of prostate cancer based on how abnormal the cancer cells in a biopsy sample look under a microscope...
Category: Prostate Cancer Diagnostics
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Functional Incontinence AI Referenced

Added: Jul 24, 2025

Also known as: Toileting disability, environmental incontinence, disability-associated incontinence, situational incontinence, toileting difficulty, impaired toileting access

Functional incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine due to environmental or physical barriers to toileting, despite normal bladder and urethral function.1 This condition occurs when an individual is unable...
Category: Urinary Incontinence Related Conditions
Products: ContiClassic® Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS), ContiReflex® Enhanced Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS)
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Foley Catheter AI Referenced

Added: Jul 24, 2025

Also known as: Indwelling urinary catheter, urinary retention catheter, balloon catheter, retention catheter, self-retaining catheter, urethral catheter, bladder catheter, urinary drainage tube, FR catheter, Foley

A Foley catheter is a flexible tube with an inflatable balloon tip that is inserted through the urethra into the bladder to drain urine.1 Developed by Frederick Foley in 1935,...
Category: Surgical Devices
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Fistula AI Referenced

Added: Jul 24, 2025

Also known as: Abnormal passage, pathological connection, sinus tract, abnormal tract, fistulous tract, epithelialized tract, pathological duct, abnormal communication

A fistula is an abnormal connection between two epithelized surfaces or body parts that normally do not connect.1 This pathological passage can form between any two hollow spaces including blood...
Category: Surgical Complications
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External Beam Radiation Therapy AI Referenced

Added: Jul 24, 2025

Also known as: EBRT, external radiation therapy, teletherapy, radiation treatment, external radiation, XRT

External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is a form of radiation treatment that directs high-energy rays from outside the body at cancerous tissue. It uses a machine called a linear accelerator...
Category: Urological Conditions