About Urosurgeon
A urologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the diseases and disorders of urinary tract, and male reproductive system.
Patients who are suspected of a high chance of having any conditions relating to bladder, urethra, ureters, kidneys and adrenal glands are most commonly referred to a urosurgeon by their physician.
When should you visit a Urosurgeon?
Your physician may refer you to a Urosurgeon if he suspects or finds out the presence of any of the following conditions:
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Incontinence
- Male infertility
- Kidney disease
- Bladder prolapse
- Cancer
- Enlarged prostate
- Erectile dysfunction
- Peyronie's disease
- Interstitial cystitis or painful bladder syndrome
- Kidney and ureteral stones
- Prostatitis
- Undescended testes, or cryptorchidism
- Urethral stricture
What are the diseases a Urosurgeon treats?
A urosurgeon is trained and holds an expertise in the medical and surgical treatment and management of conditions such as kidney, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney stones, incontinence, infection, pelvic floor problems, sexual dysfunction and traumatic injury to the urinary tract.
In children, urologists treat the following conditions:
- Undescended testes
- Bladder exstrophy
- Hypospadias
- Epispadias
- Bed-wetting
- Blockages in the urinary tract structure
In men, urologists treat:
- Prostate gland enlargement
- Infertility
- Interstitial cystitis
- Kidney diseases
- kidney stones
- Prostatitis
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Varicoceles, or enlarged veins in the scrotum
- Cancers of the bladder, kidneys, penis, testicles, and adrenal and prostate glands
- Erectile dysfunction, or trouble getting or keeping an erection
In women, urologists treat:
- Bladder prolapse
- Interstitial cystitis
- Kidney stones
- Overactive bladder
- UTIs
- Urinary incontinence
- Cancers of the bladder, kidneys and adrenal glands
Procedures Performed
Urologists perform different types of surgeries, iincluding:
- Cystectomy
- Ureteroscopy
- Vasectomy
- Prostatectomy
- Sling procedure
- Kidney transplant surgery
- Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
- Biopsies of the bladder, kidneys or prostate
- Repair of damage due to injury
- Repair of deformed urinary organs
- Transurethral resection of the prostate
- Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate
