Urologic surgery focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Urologic surgery is the integration of surgical activities for the pelvis-the colon, urogenital, and gynecological organs-primarily for the treatment of obstructions, dysfunction, malignancies, and inflammatory diseases. Common urologic operations include:
- renal (kidney) surgery
- kidney removal (nephrectomy)
- surgery of the ureters, including ureterolithotomy
or removal of calculus (stones) in the ureters
- bladder surgery
- pelvic lymph node dissection
- prostatic surgery, removal of the prostate
- testicular (scrotal) surgery
- urethra surgery
- surgery to the penis
- robotic prostatectomies
- robotic nephrectomies
|
