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Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery

May 02, 2008 @ 09:39 AM

By The Herald-Dispatch

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Urologists treat a variety of diseases of the urinary tract, including kidney stones, cancers of the kidney, prostate and bladder, conditions associated with prostate enlargement (BPH), and urinary incontinence, to mention a few.
 
Treatment options have changed significantly over the past ten years. Urologists were the pioneers in minimally invasive treatment options for kidney stone disease. With the advent of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (EWSL), ureteroscopy and percutaneous stone procedures in the early 1980s, open surgery for kidney and ureteral stones became a thing of the past. Now that laparoscopy has become a surgical gold standard, many urological disorders can be treated without open surgery as well. These disorders include urinary cancers and many reconstructive surgeries.
    
Many Urological Centers and private hospitals across the country have adopted laparoscopic urologic surgery, with or without the help provided by a robotic surgical platform (DaVinci). Urologists-in-training now have these skills and many others to offer a less invasive approach to treating common urinary problems. These techniques offer advantages to patients and quicker and less painful recovery, a faster return to work and everyday activities, and less blood-loss, while still offering comparable treatment results and cancer cures.
             
The urologists at Huntington Urological Association, Inc. now offer the full spectrum of urological care, including these minimally invasive procedures, laser treatments for BPH and certain cancers, female reconstructive procedures for pelvic prolapse, (dropped bladder) and incontinence, procedures that can be done in the privacy of our office. With two urologists having a combined experience of over 40 years, and two urological physician’s assistants, patients can be seen and treated without a significant delay. Care is given at all local hospitals and facilities. Patients with questions or concerns about urological treatment options can contact us at (304) 525-3711.







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