Laparoscopic Urology

Minimally invasive surgery, also known as laparoscopic or keyhole surgery, is a procedure that uses a small telescope with a built-in magnification mechanism and a variety of thin surgical instruments.

The advantages are smaller skin scars, lesser post-operative pain, less blood loss during surgery, and early recovery from work. Hence the need for extra medications in the post-operative period comes down significantly after laparoscopic surgery.

Laparoscopic surgeries are commonly done for problems involving kidney, adrenal gland, prostate and other urological problems such as the following:

Paediatric Urology

Paediatric Urology is a surgical subspecialty that deals with issues of children’s genitourinary system. We offer specialized care for the entire spectrum of paediatric urologic conditions and disorders. We have dedicated special rooms for children to make them as comfortable as possible. NU Bedwetting Clinic is one of the first in India. Among the paediatric conditions treated include:

Reconstructive Urology

Reconstructive urology deals with reconstructing any part of the urinary system to maintain a safe urinary system.

Urethral stricture is a very common condition that needs reconstruction for a good urinary flow and to prevent complications like infection and kidney failure. Persistent urinary leakage could be due to several reasons.

Reconstructing the sphincter muscles surgically by placing an artificial urinary sphincter or placing mid-urethral slings for stress urinary leak could make a significant positive impact on quality of life.

Types of Surgeries in Reconstructive Urology carried out at NU Hospitals are:

Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery offers a minimally invasive option for treating a range of conditions, often with significant benefits compared to traditional open surgery. In Robot-assisted surgery, your surgeon's hands are magnified and enhanced by the ability of a robotic system. Surgeons operate from a console that is located away from the patient and even at remote locations. This allows them to control miniature robotic arms provided with tiny instruments that are inserted through small incisions.

Urology Surgeries Performed Robotically:

Division of Kidney Stones Diseases

We provide treatment for stones in the kidney, the ureter, urinary bladder, and the urethra. Urinary stones occur in all parts of the urinary system. 97% of all urinary stones are located in the kidney and the ureter. Only 3% are found in the bladder and the urethra.

The common symptoms of urinary stone formation are:

Urinary Incontinence

Urinary incontinence is a condition where an individual loses control over their bladder, leading to uncontrolled urine leakage. A urinary leakage condition has stages that differ in severity. These include occasionally leaking urine when you cough or sneeze and having a strong urge to urinate before you get to the toilet in time. Leakage may be brought on by an illness accompanied by fatigue, confusion, or hospital admission.

Incontinence is sometimes the first and only symptom of a urinary tract infection. Curing the illness will usually relieve or clear up the incontinence.

Uro-Oncology

Urological cancers include those of kidney, adrenal gland, ureter, bladder, prostate, penis and testis. Most of the cancers if detected at an early age can make a significant change in the outcomes of the treatment. Timely intervention and surgical expertise matter the most during cancer treatment. With a multidisciplinary team of specialists in medical and surgical aspects of Uro-oncology, we have been successful in offering curative therapy for many of our cancer patients with a good quality of life.

Neuro-urology

Neuro-urology focuses mainly on the disorders of bladder related to spinal injuries and neurological disorders, more commonly referred to as neurogenic bladder. Common Neuro-urological Conditions treated at NU Hospitals are:

• Overactive bladder syndrome (OAB)
• Neurogenic voiding dysfunction
• Erectile dysfunction (ED)
• Urinary retention
• Fecal incontinence
• Neurogenic bowel dysfunction

Endourology

We have the best medicines, equipment, and techniques available to our urology doctors specializing in endourology in Bengaluru and the expert team of doctors to handle them.

Endourology involves the usage of small endoscopes and instrumentation to see inside the urinary tract and perform surgery. What distinguishes endourology from traditional urology is that all procedures are done internally, without any extensive skin scars. Endourology is also known as minimally invasive urologic surgery.

Many urologic operations like kidney stones and prostate surgery that were once done by open surgery can now be performed through endoscopes. Much of this change has been due to improved technology.

Andrology: A Urology subspecialty addressing Men’s Sexual Health and Male Infertility

Our “Men’s Health Clinic” has internationally trained experts on men’s urological and reproductive health issues. We are also a centre of excellence for penile implant surgery.

We treat men’s sexual health as well as infertility concerns such as:.

Urodynamics:

Urodynamics test is done to measure the pressures in the urinary bladder and sphincter in various conditions like urinary leakage, obstruction due to prostate enlargement, repeated urinary infections, or sometimes when there is a lot of residual urine in the bladder.

The objective of urodynamic study is to help in the selection of an appropriate treatment. This is done for both men and women.

Besides, children also often experience urinary issues like urinary leakage (incontinence), poor urinary stream, bedwetting, frequent urination, or difficulty emptying their bladder, etc. Pediatric urodynamics can be a valuable tool in identifying the cause of these problems and guiding treatment decisions.