Urology
Urology is the medical specialty that treats disease of the urinary tract in males and females and the reproductive system in males.
Urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological disorders. The organs covered by urology include the kidneys, adrenal glands, urethras, urinary bladder, urethra, (testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate.) Some of the treatments preformed by Urologists include:
Prostate
- Radical Prostatectomy for cancer
- Cryo (freezing) prostatectomy for newly diagnosed prostate cancer and recurrent disease
- Outpatient radio frequency treatment of benign growth of the prostate
Kidney
- Radical Nephrectomy
- Partial Nephrectomy
- Cryo (freezing) kidney tumors
Renal Stones
- Lithotripsy
- Ureteroscopy
- Laser Fragmentation of Stones
Urodynamics
- Bladder Pressure/Urination study
Female continence
- Outpatient procedures for Stress Incontinence