Improving Health after Your Urological Surgery
Surgery sometimes becomes necessary for certain urological conditions when medications fail to check the problem. Once you are diagnosed with prostate enlargement (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, BPH) or some form of urological cancer, you must seek advice of your consultant urological surgeon. If surgery is required, you should fully discuss the surgical procedure and what to expect after treatment, prior to your hospital admission. There are several surgical procedures for different urological conditions, including cancer. For instance, Cystoscopy is a widely used procedure for bladder biopsies; Green light Laser Photo selective Vaporisation of the Prostate (PVP) for BPH, Photodynamic "Blue Light" Cystoscopy for bladder cancer; Radical Nephrectomy for kidney cancer, Radical Cystectomy for muscle invasive or high risk, non-invasive bladder cancer, Radical Prostatectomy for prostate cancer, Radical Orchiectomy for cancer in the testis; and Transurethral Resection (shavi...