Urology Department
Services
- ESWL
- Laparoscopic surgery
- LASER
- Flexible Ureteroscope
- Electronic archiving system connected to hospital departments including the laboratory and radiology departments
a. Outpatient services
· Daily outpatient clinic
o ESWL unit: The unit includes an electrohydraulic machine that is considered one of the most minimally invasive procedures for stone management, which does not require anesthesia.
o Urodynamics unit: the unit offers a full range of urodynamic investigations including urine flowmetry, pressure flow study, Urethral pressure profile (UPP), and Electromyogram (EMG). It is one of the best units in the region, where 400 urodynamics tests are annually performed by a highly expert team with experience in both test performance well as results interpretation.
o Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) unit: TRUS is considered one of the most important tools in the diagnosis of prostate cancer, where an average of 300 cases are annually done including TRUS-guided prostate biopsies as well as diagnostic TRUS (for other non-malignant urologic conditions in males).
o Flexible cystoscopy
b. Inpatient services
· Stone management
1. Endo-urology
2. Flexible cystoscopy and Flexible ureteroscopy
3. Laser and pneumatic lithotripsy
4. ESWL
5. Conventional surgery
· Prostate disease management
1. Benign prostatic enlargement with up-to-date management including TURP, Bipolar TURP, Holmium laser enucleation of prostate “HOLEP”, Bipolar enucleation of the prostate, open prostatectomy and Interventional Radiology (prostatic artery embolization)
2. Cancer prostate including early detection, TRUS-guided biopsies, and Radical prostatectomy
3. Uro-oncology including early detection and management of superficial bladder cancer, management of invasive bladder cancer (Radical cystectomy with different types of urinary diversion), upper urothelial carcinoma, prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and testicular cancer
4. Management of pediatric urological problems and congenital anomalies
5. Management of voiding dysfunction problems
6. Management of Female urological problems
7. Laparoscopic urological surgery
