Urologic Surgery
Urologic surgery is the term that encompasses all surgical activities for the pelvis area – including the colon, urogenital, and gynecological organs – primarily for the treatment of obstructions, dysfunction, malignancies, and inflammatory diseases. Common urologic operations performed at St. Francis include:
- Renal (kidney) surgery
- Kidney removal (nephrectomy)
- Surgery of the ureters, including ureterolithotomy or removal of calculus (stones) in the ureters
- Bladder surgery
- Pelvic lymph node dissection
- Prostate surgery, including removal of the prostate
- Testicular (scrotal) surgery
- Urethra surgery
- Surgery to the penis