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How do you treat a Caruncle urethra?
Most urethral caruncles can be treated conservatively with warm sitz baths and vaginal estrogen replacement. Topical anti-inflammatory drugs may also be useful.
What is urethral polyp?
A urethral polyp is a rare, irregular growth that most often appears at birth. It’s most common in females. This polyp is often made up of fibrous tissue. It may also include some smooth muscle, small cysts, or nerve tissue, all covered with a thin protective layer of tissue.
What does urethral caruncle mean?
A urethral caruncle is a benign fleshy outgrowth of the posterior urethral meatus. It is the most common lesion of the female urethra and occurs primarily in postmenopausal women. The lesion is typically asymptomatic, although some women present with vaginal bleeding.
What is a Caruncle and what is the purpose of it?
A urethral caruncle refers to sagging inner wall of the urethra. It often happens after the menopause. Shrinkage of the surrounding tissues can lead to lax inner wall of the urethra.
Is urethral caruncle serious?
Often there are no symptoms but sometimes they are painful. There may be dysuria and occasionally they may bleed. Urethral caruncles do not appear to have a detrimental effect on micturition or continence. Urethral caruncles are an unusual cause of postmenopausal bleeding.
How do you get a urethral caruncle?
The first step in the development of a urethral caruncle is likely distal urethral prolapse caused by urogenital atrophy due to estrogen deficiency. Chronic irritation, where the urethral mucosa is exposed, contributes to the growth, hemorrhage, and necrosis of the lesion.
What does a urethral polyp look like?
Urethral caruncles are usually pink or red. If a blood clot has formed, they may turn purple or black. These growths are usually small, growing up to 1 centimeter (cm) in diameter. However, cases have been reported where they’ve have grown at least 2 cm in diameter.
Can urethral polyps be cancerous?
Urethral polyps can mean different things for different people. In the urinary tract, a fibroepithelial polyp is usually a benign polyp that has no malignant potential — that is, it cannot become cancerous.
Can a urethral caruncle cause pain?
A urethral caruncle typically won’t cause any symptoms. Most people don’t even know it’s there until their doctor points it out during a routine examination. However, pain and bleeding are possible. For example, some women report a burning pain when they urinate.
Why is my caruncle swollen?
The allergens ( i.e. pollen) irritates the caruncle and causing it to be inflammed and swollen. In addition, both the allergens and inflammatory “stuff” the eyes produces to fight the allergen accumulates in the caruncle area leading to become the epicenter of itchiness.
Can a caruncle be cancerous?
Urethral caruncle is a common disease, and most cases are treated conservatively. However, malignant carcinoma arising from the urethral caruncle or urethral carcinoma resembling a caruncle has only rarely been reported.
Is urethral Caruncle serious?