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PTNS

December 16, 2022

Posterior tibial nerve stimulation

Posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) neuromodulation is a minimally invasive treatment for bladder overactivity. Bladder overactivity is a condition where the bladder goes too frequently, and can be associated with urgency (the need to run to the toilet), and urge incon...

Ureteric Stent

November 25, 2022

Managing your Ureteric Stent after surgery

As part of your surgery, you may have had a ureteric stent placed. This is a fine plastic tube which is placed in your ureter, and runs from your kidney to the bladder. There are coils on each end to keep it in place....

Rigid Ureteroscopy and Lasering of Ureteric Stone

November 24, 2022

Ureteroscopy

Ureteroscopy can be performed to treat stones in the ureter (the drainpipe of the kidney), or in the kidney itself. Usually, rigid ureteroscopy is only performed for stones in the ureter. The main reason for this procedure is to remove a stone that continues to cause pa...

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....

Intravesical BCG Treatment

November 24, 2022

BCG - the same as the vaccinations we got as children

BCG placed into the bladder following the diagnosis of bladder cancer has been shown to decrease the rate of tumour recurrence but more importantly, it decreases the rate of tumour progression: ie. it can prevent superficial cancer from turning into a more serious invasive o...

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. ...

Flexible Cystoscopy

November 24, 2022

Examine Bladder and Urethra

This is a procedure which allows the urologist to examine your bladder and urethra directly without the need for a general anaesthetic....

Bladder Cancer

November 17, 2022

Superficial cancer or invasive cancer

Bladder cancer is a tumour of the lining of the bladder. It usually presents with painless haematuria (blood in the urine). It can related to cigarette smoking, although there are plenty of people with the condition who have never smoked. Unlike some forms of Prostate Cancer...

Haematuria

November 17, 2022

Blood in the urine

Haematuria is the presence of blood in the urine. This can be macroscopic (it is visible), or microscopic (can only be detected by a microscope). It can be associated with symptoms, which usually means it is due to an infection, or it can be painless.All painless haematuria,...