UROLOGYUrology is the branch of medicine that deals with the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males.

The organs that are covered under this area of medicine include the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate and penis.

Common Problems

  • Urinary infections
  • Congenital abnormalities
  • Prostate enlargement
  • Incontinence
  • Male infertility
  • Erectile Dysfunction
  • Urinary stones
  • Urological cancer
  • Kidney failure
  • Kidney Cysts

Symptoms

  • Difficulty in urination
  • Pain or burning sensation
  • Involuntary loss of urine
  • Blood in the urine
  • Loin/groin pain
  • Scrotal ache/swelling

Common Surgical Procedures

  • Vasectomy
  • Kidney transplant
  • Circumcision
  • TURP
  • TURBT
  • Sling surgery for incontinence
  • Radical Nephrectomy
  • Cystectomy
  • Prostatectomy
  • Orchidectomy
  • Laparoscopic surgery for adrenal tumours
  • Kidney cysts
  • Kidney tumours
  • Undescended testis
  • Urethroplasty
  • Hydrocoelectomy
  • Varicocoelectomy