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Peyronie's Disease: Surgery

November 27, 2022

Surgery - Penile Plication

The standard treatment for correction of significant Peyronie's disease is surgical plication. This involves a general anaesthetic, and a procedure where we plicate or crimp the penis opposite the point of maximum curvature. This works well but does have some risk. The main ...

Paediatric Circumcision

November 25, 2022

Why is my son having this done?

There are several reasons to perform a circumcision on boys. These are;The foreskin is persistently tight and unable to retract (phimosis). All boys are born with a phimosis, and with time the foreskin usually becomes retractable. This usually occurs by the age of 4. If...

Radical Nephrectomy

November 25, 2022

Kidney Removal

Radical Nephrectomy (kidney removal) is another option for treatment of kidney cancer. The entire kidney is removed as opposed to a partial nephrectomy, where only the mass and a small area of surrounding tissue are removed....

Partial Nephrectomy

November 25, 2022

Nephron sparing surgery

A partial nephrectomy is a treatment option for kidney cancer. The mass and a small part of the surrounding kidney are removed (as opposed to a radical nephrectomy, where the whole kidney is removed).Partial Nephrectomy is now the treatment of choice in many patients wi...

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

November 25, 2022

(PNCL)

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a minimally invasive technique for removing kidney stones that are too large to deal with from below....

Bladder Neck Incision

November 24, 2022

To improve urinary flow

This is a procedure carried out in an effort to improve urinary flow which in turn helps with other symptoms such as urinary frequency, urinary urgency, and getting up at night. It is performed in men with small prostates, as the prostate only needs to be cut to create an e...

Radical Cystectomy

November 24, 2022

For high-risk bladder cancer

This procedure is most commonly performed for high-risk (usually muscle-invasive), bladder cancer. On occasion, it may be carried out for non-malignant conditions such as refractory painful bladder syndrome, or a severely dysfunctional bladder....

TURBT

November 24, 2022

Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumour

TURBT is performed when a transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder is found at flexible cystoscopy or on ultrasound. ...

Optical Urethrotomy

November 24, 2022

Cut/Incise scar tissue in urethra

This procedure is done to cut or incise scar tissue that has developed in your urethra. This occurs for several reasons:It can result from having a catheter or from a previous procedure involving a telescope down your urethra.It can be a result of pelvic trauma e.g. pel...

Urethral Stricture

November 22, 2022

Scar tissue causing obstruction

A urethral stricture is scar tissue causing obstruction to urinary flow. It can be caused by having had a urethral catheter, urethral surgery, or pelvic trauma (such as a pelvic fracture), but often there is no obvious cause. Urethral stricture often results in having t...