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THE ROLE OF THE FEMALE URETHRA IN INFECTIONS OF THE URINARY TRACT 1
Author(s) -
Moore Thomas,
Hira N. R.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1965.tb09569.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urethra , urinary system , general surgery , upper urinary tract , prostatitis , incidence (geometry) , gynecology , urology , prostate , physics , cancer , optics
SUMMARY1 The female urethra is a complicated tube into which open many ducts and glands, the homologue of the male prostate. 2 It is frequently the site of infection giving rise to the well‐known syndrome of recurrent cystitis of women. The writers believe the infection is in the para‐urethral glands and therefore the condition is really a female prostatitis. 3 A detailed analysis of 150 cases is presented. 4 Diagnosis can be made accurately by a differential urethrovesical urinary cell count. 5 The condition is not usually a serious one and rarely leads to upper urinary tract changes. 6 The incidence of pyelonephritis in this series was 5–6 per cent.We are particularly indebted to Professor P. J. Collard, Dr R. M. Stirland and Dr T. Beswick of the Department of Bacteriology, and Professor A. C. P. Campbell, Professor of Pathology, University of Manchester, for all their interest and help. We are also very indebted to Dr H. W. Ashworth of the Department of General Practice of the University of Manchester for allowing us access to some of his records; to Dr W. M. C. Allen of the Altrincham General Hospital for the cysto‐urethrographic studies; and, as ever, to Dr R. G. W. Ollerenshaw and members of the staff of the Department of Medical Illustration of the Manchester Royal Infirmary for their help with the illustrations. We are also extremely grateful to the members of the nursing staff of the Manchester Royal Infirmary who so willingly acted as controls in the urinary cell count studies and to the Matron, Miss W. F. Morgan, for allowing the investigations to be carried out on members of her staff.