For patients
About your operation
It is normal to have questions about your surgery. These guides explain what to expect before and after. Each guide opens as a PDF in a new tab.
Prostate
- Radical prostatectomyRemoval of the prostate for cancer
- GreenLight laser vapourization of the prostateTreatment for benign enlargement of the prostate
- Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)Treatment for benign enlargement of the prostate
- Transperineal ultrasound (TPUS) guided prostate biopsyBiopsy of the prostate for potential prostate cancer
- Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsyBiopsy of the prostate for potential prostate cancer
Kidney and ureter
- Radical nephrectomyRemoval of the entire kidneyOpen surgeryLaparoscopic
- Partial nephrectomyRemoval of a portion of the kidneyOpen surgeryLaparoscopic
- Laparoscopic pyeloplastyRepair of kidney obstruction
- Ureteral stentRelief of a blocked kidney
- Ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsyDestruction and removal of kidney stones
Bladder
- Transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT)Removal of a bladder lesion or bladder tumour
- CystolitholapaxyDestruction and removal of bladder stones
Male genitalia
- CircumcisionRemoval of the foreskin
- Hydrocele/spermatocele excisionCorrection of scrotal swelling
- Radical orchiectomyRemoval of the testicle for cancer
- VasectomyPermanent birth control
We also perform BCG instillation, intra-detrusor Botox injection, pubovaginal sling surgery and urethroplasty. These procedures do not have a printed guide; contact your urologist's office with any questions.