common procedures
Information on Common Procedures
The following is information from the British Association of Urological Surgeons on common urological procedures.
Office Procedures
Prostate Operations
- Robotic-assisted laparoscopic removal of prostate for cancer (RARP)
- Radical retropubic removal of prostate for cancer
- Transperineal prostate ultrasound & saturation biopsies
- Active Surveillance For Prostate Cancer
- Holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP)
- Resection of prostate (TURP) for benign disease
Kidney Stone Operations
- Flexible uretero-renoscopy (URS) for kidney stone(s)
- Rigid ureteroscopy for stone(s)
- Ureteric stent insertion
Bladder Operations
- Bladder tumour resection (procedure information)
- Bladder tumour resection (recovery information)
- Cystectomy (male) with urinary diversion
- Cystectomy (female) with urinary diversion
Kidney Cancer Surgery
- Laparoscopic radical removal of kidney (for suspected cancer)
- Partial removal of the kidney (Open)
- Open radical removal of kidney (for suspected cancer)
Surgery on Scrotum
- Laparoscopic clipping/tying of varicocele
- Open clipping/tying of varicocele
- Repair of adult hydrocele
- Removal of part or all of epididymis
- Removal of cyst from epididymis
Surgery on Penis and Urethra