ChineseChina UKUK DeutschlandDeutschland FranceFrance РоссияРоссия 한국한국 ไทยไทย Việt NamViệt Nam العربيةالعربية ҚазақстанҚазақстан EspañaEspaña MyanmarMyanmar DaiDai

Linking China’s Premium Healthcare · Serving Global Health Needs

Breaking down language, channel and process barriers in cross-border care — making the best doctors your personal doctors.
300 Grade-A partner hospitals · 3,000+ leading experts · one-stop service across all specialties

One-Stop Medical Care in China

  • International flights · Airport pickup · Nearby hotels
  • Multilingual interpreters · Full medical escort
  • Expert matching · Hospital fast-track
  • Full-cycle treatment · Post-op follow-up
Sign in
Home > West Medicine > Surgery > Urology
N36.200

Urethral caruncle

泌尿外科

Common symptoms

尿频、尿道口疼、尿道烧灼感、泌尿生殖窦、尿道变粗变硬

The pathology of disease

A urethral caruncle is a common female urethral lesion, a benign polypoid mass at the meatus, also called urethral granuloma or vascular polyp. It may relate to chronic vulvar inflammation/irritation, markedly low estrogen, local submucosal varices and mucosal prolapse/eversion.

Common Symptoms

Frequency; meatal pain; urethral burning; urogenital sinus; thickened hard urethra

Causes

Estrogen deficiency (40%): common in postmenopausal women, related to low estrogen; prolapse from estrogen deficiency may be the first step. Chronic inflammatory irritation (35%): local chronic irritation may cause mucosal eversion and epithelial proliferation around the meatus.

Treatment

Estrogen cream, excision when symptomatic

Prevention

Local hygiene, treat chronic vulvar inflammation.

Recommended Department

It is recommended to visit the urology department; before the visit you may first book an appointment and connect with experts through this platform.

Warm reminder: The above information is provided for health education reference only and cannot replace professional medical diagnosis. If you have related symptoms, please seek care at a regular hospital in time.