What is the reason for female urethral polyps?

In real life, polyps in the female urethra are a common urinary system disease for many people. Urethral polyps are also a kind of benign tumor. Generally speaking, they do not cause much harm to the body. There are many reasons for the growth of polyps in the female urethra. This may be caused by an extra object in the urethra.

What is the reason for polyps to grow in female urethra?

Polyps refer to excess tumors that grow on the surface of human tissue. Modern medicine usually refers to the growths that grow on the surface of human mucosa as polyps. Polyps are a type of benign tumor.

Overview of urethral polyps

Urethral caruncle is a common urethral disease in women. It is a tumor-like tissue that appears at the female urethral opening, also known as urethral granuloma or vascular polyp. It is generally less common in men. "Urethra polyps in men" is a common question asked by patients.

Urethral polyps

It is a common urethral disease in women. It is a tumor-like tissue that appears at the female urethral opening. It is also known as urethral granuloma or vascular polyp. It is more common in menopausal women and is believed to be related to a severe decrease in estrogen. Histologically, different degrees of inflammatory cell infiltration, fibrosis and varicose veins can be seen, but cancer is rare. It can be divided into three types: papilloma type, hemangioma type and granuloma type.

Clinical manifestations

It is a small lump at the urethral opening, with local pain, bleeding and a burning sensation during urination. Physical examination shows that the caruncle is mostly located at 6 o'clock, is generally 0.5-1.0 cm in size, has a pedicle or a broad base, is light red or dark red, is soft and painful to the touch, and is prone to bleeding. A few larger ones may be in a ring shape around the urethral opening. The diagnosis can be made based on clinical manifestations.

treat

Asymptomatic people do not need treatment. Most of them have good results with topical estrogen ointment. For those who do not heal for a long time, electrocautery, freezing, laser or surgical resection can be used.

Treatment of male urethral polyps

1. Asymptomatic people do not need treatment. Most of them have good results with topical estrogen ointment. For those who do not heal for a long time, electrocautery, freezing, laser or surgical resection can be used.

2. Urethral polyps are granulomas caused by chronic urethritis that cannot be cured by long-term treatment and are benign lesions. If the polyp becomes larger and affects normal urination, it can be surgically removed.

3. Instrumental treatment: The current methods for endoscopic treatment of polyps include: high-frequency electrocoagulation and electroresection, high-frequency electrocautery, laser therapy, microwave therapy, injection removal, cryotherapy, etc.

Regarding follow-up examination after polypectomy, it is generally believed that for a single adenomatous polyp to be removed, a follow-up examination should be conducted once within the first year after surgery. If the examination is negative, a follow-up examination should be conducted every 3 years. If multiple adenomas are removed or adenomas are larger than 20 mm and accompanied by atypical hyperplasia, follow-up examinations should be conducted every 3 to 6 months. If the result is negative, the follow-up examination should be conducted once a year. If the result is negative for two consecutive times, the follow-up examination should be conducted once every 3 years. The follow-up examination period should be no less than 15 years.