What to do about polyps in the urethra

Urethral polyps, also known as urethral caruncles, may occur in association with chronic vulvar irritation and severely lowered estrogen. Clinical manifestations include frequent urination, divergent urination, painful urination, and even hematuria may occur. If there are no symptoms, just physical examination found, do not need treatment, instructed to drink more water, maintain hygiene can be; if there are symptoms, elderly women can be used topical estrogen ointment, can relieve the symptoms; if the patient’s symptoms are more pronounced, after a long period of time, you can perform laser polypectomy, excision of polyps sent to the pathology, in order to exclude the urethra malignant tumors. After the removal of some patients will occur urethral stenosis, if the patient appears to have a thin urinary line, prophylactic regular urethral dilatation.