Information on Urological Procedures and Investigations
The Prostate
- Active surveillance for prostate cancer
- GreenLight Laser Treatment for BPH
- LDR brachytherapy for prostate cancer
- HDR brachytherapy for prostate cancer
- Open retropubic prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- Prostatic Artery Embolisation for BPH
- Radical prostatectomy/robotic radical prostatectomy
- Transperineal grid prostate biopsy
- Transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate
- Transurethral resection of the prostate
The Penis
- Circumcision
- Foreskin sparing surgery for phimosis including frenuloplasty
- Glans penis excision and reconstruction for cancer
- Partial penile amputation and reconstruction for cancer
- Penile prosthesis for erectile dysfunction
- Peyronie's disease operations
- Preputioplasty, dorsal and ventral slit
- Priapism - operations
- Treatments for impotence
- Treatment of penile warts
- Total penile amputation and perineal urethrostomy
The Scrotum and Testes
- Epididymal cyst excision
- Excision of sebaceous cysts of the scrotum
- Hydrocele repair
- Insertion of testicular prosthesis
- Orchidectomy for benign problems (removal of testicle for benign disease)
- Orchidectomy for testis cancer (removal of testicle for cancer)
- Laparoscopic orchidectomy for undescended testis
- Testicular fixation (Orchidopexy)
- Varicocoele surgery
- Vasectomy
- Vasectomy reversal
The Bladder
- Bladder augmentation surgery
- Bladder biopsy
- Bladder chemotherapy
- Bladder immunotherapy
- Bladder neck incision
- Pharmaceutical neurotoxin Injection into Bladder
- Continent urinary diversion
- Cystectomy and ileal conduit
- Cystectomy and orthotopic bladder replacement
- Cystodistension
- Cystolitholapaxy (removal of bladder stones)
- Cystolithotomy (open removal of bladder stones)
- Cystoscopy under local anaesthetic
- Cystoscopy under general anaesthetic
- DMSO Bladder Instillation
- Examination under anaesthesia
- Ileal conduit alone
- Insertion of suprapubic catheter
- Repair of vesicovaginal fistula
- Transurethral resection of bladder tumour
- Urodynamics
The Kidney and Ureter
- Active surveillance for small renal tumours
- Insertion and removal of ureteric stents
- Insertion of metallic ureteric stent
- Laparoscopic de-roofing of renal cysts
- Laparoscopic nephrectomy
- Laparoscopic pyeloplasty
- Robotic pyeloplasty
- Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy
- Laser surgery for kidney/ureteric stones
- Nephrostomy
- Open nephroureterectomy
- Open pyeloplasty
- Open nephrectomy
- Partial nephrectomy
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
- Reimplantation of ureter into bladder
- Robotic kidney surgery
- Treatment of VUR
- Ureteroscopy (semi-rigid)
- Ureterorenoscopy (flexible)
The Urethra
- Insertion of artificial urinary sphincter for stress urinary incontinence
- Insertion of urethral stent
- Meatal dilatation
- Optical laser urethrotomy
- Optical urethrotomy
- Sling procedures for male stress urinary incontinence – ATOMS
- Sling procedures for male stress urinary incontinence – Advance
- Urethral dilatation
- Urethroplasty
- Urethroscopy
- Intermittent self catheterisation for males
- Intermittent self catheterisation for females
Other Complex Major Surgery
- Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testis cancer
- Retroperitoneal sarcoma surgery
- Ureterolysis
Disclaimer
These notes were written for the information of patients. They are provided on this website to help patients understand their condition or proposed procedure. They are not meant to be a substitute for consultation by or advice from a clinician. The comments are generalisations and do not apply to all situations or patients. No responsibility is taken for any consequences arising from the use or misuse of the information provided.
Please remember that medical information provided on this website, in the absence of a visit with a health care professional, must be considered as an educational service only. This mechanism is not designed to replace a physician's independent judgment about the appropriateness or risks of a procedure for a given patient.
