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Urologic Surgery
Overview
When medication and other non-surgical treatments are either unavailable or cannot
relieve symptoms, surgery is the accepted treatment for a broad range of conditions
that affect the male reproductive organs and the organs of the urinary tract.
Prostatectomy
da Vinci® Prostatectomy is the #1 choice for treatment of localized
prostate cancer in the United States. Thanks to a breakthrough surgical technology,
surgeons now widely offer a minimally invasive option for prostatectomy.
Nephrectomy
Surgery to remove the kidney is called a nephrectomy, the most common treatment
for kidney cancer. Depending on your disease state and tumor location, you may not
have to lose your entire kidney to surgery. Kidney cancer surgery may be done using
traditional surgical methods to remove the kidney (open surgery), minimally invasive
surgery, or in some cases by using laparoscopy.
Pyeloplasty
If your doctor recommends surgery to treat urinary obstruction, you may be a candidate
for a new, minimally invasive approach. This surgery uses state-of-the-art technology to help your doctor perform
a more precise operation than conventional surgery.