Urology pertains to diagnosing and treating disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system. The urinary tract consists of organs and tubes that produce and excrete urine. The urogenital system refers to the organs and functions involved in excretion and reproduction.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Incontinence, Impotency, Sterilization, Sexual Dysfunctions, Kidney stones, Infertility, bladder disorders, Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Urinary tract infection, Prostate cancer, Erectile dysfunction (impotence), Prostatitis, Male infertility, Urinary incontinence, Testicular cancer, Bladder cancer, Cystitis, Frequent urination, and Bladder stones.

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Seed Implant (Brachtherapy), Circumcision, Vasectomy, Non-Incisional Sterilization, Brachytherapy, Lithotripsy, Kidney Biopsy, Bladder reconstruction, Prostate Biopsy, Nerve-sparing prostatectomy, Kidney Transplantation, Cryosurgical treatment, Robot-assisted nephrectomy and prostatectomy, Retrograde Pyelogram, and Radical perineal prostatectomy.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Computed Tomography (CT or CAT) Scan of the Kidney, Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder X-ray, Cystoscopy, Kidney Ultrasound, Uroflowmetry, Cystometry, Kidney Scan, Intravenous Pyelogram, Retrograde Cystography, Renal Venogram, Prostate / Rectal Sonogram, Retrograde Pyelogram, Cystography, Uroscopy, Renal Angiogram, and Antegrade Pyelogram.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Arizona has 217 practicing urologists. Broken out by city, urology doctor density in Apache Junction is 1, in Bisbee is 1, in Bullhead City is 2, in Casa Grande is 3, in Chandler is 5, in Clifton is 1, in Cottonwood is 5, in Duncan is 1, in Flagstaff is 4, in Fort Mohave is 1, in Gilbert is 5, in Glendale is 23, in Globe is 2, in Goodyear is 6, in Green Valley is 8, in Kingman is 1, in Lake Havasu City is 1, in Lakeside is 1, in Litchfield Park is 1, in Mesa is 26, in Nogales is 1, in Oro Valley is 9, in Page is 1, in Paradise Valley is 1, in Payson is 2, in Peoria is 5, in Phoenix is 84, in Prescott is 4, in Prescott Valley is 2, in Scottsdale is 45, in Sedona is 1, in Show Low is 1, in Sierra Vista is 4, in Sun City is 11, in Sun City West is 10, in Surprise is 5, in Tempe is 8, in Tucson is 53, and in Yuma is 3.

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