Brisbane Urology Clinic

Women’s health refers to health problems related to female anatomy. Various conditions do exist that are confined to women and some of them may be debilitating. Sometimes women neglect their own health and focus on partner’s and children’s health. Some of the common health problems that are unique in women include menstruation problems, pregnancy complications, child birth complications, post-menopausal conditions and breast cancer. Gestational diabetes is one of the most common conditions occurring during pregnancy.

Certain conditions such as osteoarthritis, obesity and depression are more common in women than men. Conditions related to urinary tract include urinary incontinence and urinary tract infections. Urinary Incontinence, inability to control urination is more common in women than in men. Recurrent urinary tract infections can contribute to incontinence episodes. Women are more prone to urinary tract infection than men because, the female urethra appears to be shorter. Upper tract infections, in particular, are unusually common during pregnancy. Reproductive conditions such as endometriosis and premenstrual dysmorphic disorder (PMDD) are confined to women. Endometriosis is a serious health complication that can lead to infertility.

Regular checkups and screening is important for early detection of cervical, breast, uterine and ovarian cancer.

Shire Urology, NSW Australia

At Shire Urology, we provide comprehensive medical and surgical urological services to men and women of all ages in a community setting. Our centre utilises the most modern treatment modalities such as laser therapy for kidney stones and prostate disease, injection therapy for urinary incontinence, and minimally invasivetreatment for incontinence.

Our specific urologic services include

General Urological & Robotic Surgery
Penile Implant
Male & Female Incontinence
Urodynamics
Urological Oncology
Brachytherapy
Complex Stone Surgery
Erectile Dysfunction

Bladder Dysfunction
Artificial Urinary Sphincter
Sacral Nerve Stimulation
Laparoscopic Surgery
Laser Stone Surgery
Green Light Laser Surgery
Robotic Radical Prostatectomy
Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
Peyronie’s Disease
Urolift

Brisbane Urology Clinic, Robotic and TURP Surgery, QLD

We are a group of Urologists providing a wide range of specialist Urologic assessment and surgical services.

Our website features information on common conditions, treatments, diagnoses and screening involved in our urology practice. Specific topics include Incontinence, Erectile dysfunction, haematuria, Pelvic prolapse, prostate cancer, Kidney cancer, bladder cancer, brachytherapy, Prostate Specific Antigen PSA, hormone therapy, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia BPH, renal disease, testicular cancer and much more.

The aim is to educate you on your condition and any recommended surgery treatment. It allows you to make a more informed decision on your proposed surgery. We hope you find the information helpful in understanding your condition and recommended treatment.

Lithotripsy (Keyhole Surgery)
Kidney stones are small, hard deposits that can develop in the kidneys. Lithotripsy, often referred to as Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), is the most common procedure for the management of kidney stones (renal lithiasis).

Female Urology
Women’s health refers to health problems related to female anatomy. Various conditions do exist that are confined to women and some of them may be debilitating.

Robotic Surgery
Robotic systems are becoming increasingly popular in the medical fraternity owing to the unique advantages including the precision, safety and many other advantages.

TURP Surgery
Transurethral resection of the prostate gland is carried out primarily to relieve obstruction. It is not the type of operation that is usually carried out in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Silicon Valley Institute for Robotic Surgery, San Jose

As a high-volume surgery center, Good Samaritan Hospital has a medical team with the kind of expertise that truly makes a difference. We are skilled in all the latest surgical techniques including minimally invasive surgery and have an outstanding track record of superior patient outcomes and fast recoveries. We provide a wide spectrum of surgical procedures and have an extensive list of specialists on our medical staff.

To find a surgeon affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose call our Consult-A-Nurse® referral line at 1-888-724-2362 (2DOC).

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a condition that may require surgery, you owe it to yourself to learn about all of your medical options, including the most effective, least invasive surgical treatments available.

At Good Samaritan Hospital, the da Vinci® Surgical System provides surgeons with an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy, putting a surgeon’s hands at the controls of a state-of-the-art robotic platform. The da Vinci System enables surgeons to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions with unmatched precision.

Other patient benefits may include:

    Significantly less pain
    Less blood loss
    Less scarring
    Shorter recovery time
    A faster return to normal daily activities
    And in many cases, better clinical outcomes

Urology: Good Samaritan Hospital is one of the few hospitals in Northern California to perform laparoscopic prostatectomies (removal of the prostate) , which are less invasive and result in faster recoveries for patients with prostate cancer. We also do robotic surgery for partial or full removal of the kidney (nephrectomy).

Gynecologic Surgery: At Good Samaritan Hospital, our surgeons use advanced laparoscopy in many gynecologic procedures, including fertility and cancer surgery. In laparoscopic surgery, we use very small instruments and make tiny incisions, which means less scarring, faster healing and less pain for the patient. In fact, one of our recent surgical procedures was televised live worldwide for an international laparoscopic conference. We are glad to be able to bring such leading-edge procedures to the South Bay community so that our patients can get the expert care they need right here at home.

We currently perform these gynecologic procedures using the da Vinci Surgical System:

    Hysterectomy—removal of the uterus
    Myomectomy—removal of fibroids while sparing the uterus
    Oophorectomy—removal of the ovary
    Ovarian cystectomy—removal of cyst(s) from the ovary

General Surgery: At Good Samaritan Hospital, our surgeons use the da Vinci Surgical System, with the latest in surgical and robotic technologies, to perform surgery through just a few small incisions. The system is beneficial for performing routine and complex surgery. The surgeon is 100% in control of the da Vinci System, which translates his or her hand movements into smaller, more precise movements of tiny instruments inside the patient’s body.

Some common procedures we perform at Good Samaritan Hospital include:

    Para-esophageal hernia repair—often recommended for someone with a large hiatal hernia and symptoms that may include gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD).
    Partial colectomy—when certain parts of the colon (lower or transverse colon) must be surgically removed.
    Single site cholecystectomy—removal of the gall bladder using one small incision