Department of Urology
The department of urology at Metro Multispecialty Hospital offers a comprehensive urological service to diagnose and treat kidney stone disease, Urological cancers, incontinence, infertility, impotence, female and pediatric urology, prostatic surgery and other urinary difficulties.
UROLOGY
All aspects of Endourology (Surgery through a telescope that does not require open procedures) including treatment of prostate (TURP), bladder cancers (TURBT), urethral strictures, kidney and ureteric stones (PCNL & URS) are available. Intracorporeal lithotripsy (breaking of stones using endoscopes) using the pneumatic lithotripsy is also available.
Percutaneous renal surgery done by 1 cm hole in the kidney to remove stones after breaking it into smaller pieces. Even bigger stones and stag can be safely managed with this. Advantage of this procedure is minimal pain and discomfort and shorter hospital stay i.e less than 48 hours.
Intra-renal stone surgery by flexible scopes and Intra-corporeal lithotripsy
The flexible scopes are passed through the urethra and stones are removed after breaking in to smaller pieces by laser. Here again patients have minimal pain and discomfort and shorter hospital stay i.e less than 48 hours.
LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Most of the urological surgery can be performed by Laparoscopic /keyhole surgery like prostate cancer or ureteric cancer which are done without cutting the abdomen. Metro Multispecialty Hospital offers all kinds of laparoscopic surgery for urological disease. Major advantage is less pain, small scar or no scar, early discharge and early return to work.
LASER FOR PROSTATIC SURGERY
Men after the age of 50 years suffer from problems like frequent urination, poor control of urine or difficulty of passing urine etc. It is because of enlargement of the prostate, which can be removed safely by endoscopic method. Metro Multispecialty Hospital now has facility to remove these glands by laser surgery also.
UROFLOWMETRY
Hospital has the facility of uroflowmetry inside the premises.
OTHER UROLOGY SERVICES ARE
Urinary incontinence (Urinary leak) and urgency (going to the toilet frequently) and stress incontinence (leaking of urine with cough and laughing or straining) can be investigated and treated with minimally invasive methods.
Children suffer from various urological problems, which needs investigations. Most of the again can be managed by endoscopic and laparoscopic methods.
RECONSTRUCTIVE UROLOGY
Many reconstructive urological surgeries like pyeloplasty, urethral stricture surgery, hypospadias surgery and other congenital disorder are reconstructed routinely.