Urology
Urology is a surgical specialty which deals with diagnosing and treating diseases of the female and male urinary tract and make reproductive organs.
A significant portion of patients , both male and female, who seek treatment from a urologist do so because of urinary tract infections. Urinary tract infections could be simple, or could represent a less obvious disorder of the urinary tract.
Urologists are also involved in the care of patients with end-stage renal disease and renal insufficiency as well as treatment and management of urological cancer such as prostate cancer. Some procedures such as prostatectomies utilize the state-of-the-art da Vinci surgical system.
Common disorders treated by Urologists
- Prostate Cancer and Prostate Cancer screening
- Bladder Cancer
- Renal Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Kidney stones
- Renal cysts/masses
- Urinary incontinence, both male and female
- Overactive bladder (urinary frequency, urgency, and incontinence)
- Hematuria (microscopic and macroscopic)
- Erectile dysfunction
- Dysuria
- Urethral strictures
- Testicular pain and symptoms
- Hydrocele
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Disorders of ejaculation
- Neurogenic bladder
- Bladder stones
- Recurrent UTI
- Interstitial Cystitis
Procedures performed at Oaklawn
- da Vinci Prostatectomies
- Bladder Botox
- Percutaneous Nerve Stimulation (PTNS)
- Sacral Nerve Stimulation
- Laser Lithotripsy
- Prostate Biopsies
- Cystoscopy
- BCG bladder cancer treatments
- Ultrasounds (renal and prostate)