urology

They'll insert a flexible laser fiber through a scope (a long tube with a camera on it) into your urinary tract to break up stones. They'll remove the stone fragments with a small basket or other instruments. Providers don't need to make any incisions (cuts in your skin) to perform this type of surgery.

The prostate gland is a male reproductive organ that produces fluids that feed and protect sperm cells. The three most common forms of prostate disease are inflammation (prostatitis), non-cancerous enlargement (BPH), and prostate cancer.

UTIs are common infections that happen when bacteria, often from the skin or rectum, enter the urethra, and infect the urinary tract. The infections can affect several parts of the urinary tract, but the most common type is a bladder infection (cystitis). Kidney infection (pyelonephritis) is another type of UTI.

Urinary incontinence is the unintentional passing of urine. It's a common problem thought to affect millions of people. There are several types of urinary incontinence, including: stress incontinence – when urine leaks out at times when your bladder is under pressure; for example, when you cough or laugh.

A urethral (u-REE-thrul) stricture involves scarring that narrows the tube that carries urine out of the body, called the urethra. As a result of a stricture, less urine comes out of the bladder. This can cause problems in the urinary tract, such as infection.

Reconstruction of the bladder usually involves augmenting the size of the bladder with a “patch” of small bowel or colon and then bringing the urine to the skin via a surgically constructed channel.

Genitourinary cancers refer to cancers of the urinary system of men and women and the reproductive organs in men. Women also develop cancer in their reproductive organs, which are classified as gynecologic cancers.