Urology, which is also alternatively known as genitourinary surgery is a surgical specialty dedicated to treating abnormalities associated with urinary tract of both sexes, including the male reproductive organs.
An insight into the Urology surgical procedure at Sama Hospital
The disorders treated by the Urology surgeons at Sama Hospital include problems associated with kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra. In problems related to men, urologists also treat problems related to the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, epididymis and the vas deferens.
The following are the sub domains or the sub specialties of the Urological surgery at our hospital
- Endourology – This sub specialty deals with kidney, prostate and the bladed disorders with the use of closed techniques such as using a telescope with a light source rather than doing an open surgery which may take longer to recover.
- Urological Oncology – This sub specialty treats cancer of 5 types, namely bladder, penile, testicular, prostate and the kidney cancer.
- Female and Reconstructive Urology – Deals with the feminine disorders and also the neurological issues such as the treatment of any spinal injury and sclerosis in either of the gender.
- Andrology – Deals with male sexual health conditions.