Urology is a subspecialty of surgery that deals with disorders of the genital and urinary systems in men, and the urinary system in women. This includes everything from the kidney, the bladder, the prostate gland, etc. Urology was the first sub?specialty to break away from general surgery, at the turn of the century, and has a long history.

 

Urologists look after a wide range of problems including stones of the kidneys, urethra and bladder, urinary incontinence, cancers of the kidneys, bladder, testicular disorders, prostate disorders including prostatitis and BPH (benign enlargement of the prostate), problems with sexual function and infertility in men, growth within the adrenal gland (a small gland on top of the kidneys), kidney transplants, urological problems in children (which includes a wide variety of abnormalities often present from birth), etc.

 

There are several minor operations administered to improve or correct male reproductive health.

 

• Circumcision
• Gallbladder Surgery
• Gallstone Surgery
• Hydrocelectomy
• Penis Fenuloplasty
• Prostatectomy
• Vasectomy
• Vasectomy Reversal

Several superspeciality hospitals in India offer comprehensive Urological services to diagnose and treat stone disease, urological cancer, incontinence, infertility, impotency and other urinary difficulties. Advanced methods such as lithotripsy for treating kidney and ureteric stones without surgery are available with complementary methods of treating stones endoscopically. Advanced machines like the Lithostar obvert the need for anaesthesia in the treatment of kidney and ureteric stones. High tech facilities for the treatment of prostate, bladder cancers, urethral strictures are also available. Investigation and treatment facilities for impotence and male/female infertility exist with specialised facilities for pharmacotherapy, cavernosometry and cavernosography, in addition to doppler studies for the assessment of blood flow.

 

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