Uro-Oncology
Uro-oncology, or urological oncology, is a cancer discipline that deals with cancer of the male and female urinary tracts, as well as, the male reproductive organs. Urological oncology is concerned with the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of urological cancers that affect the urinary bladder, kidney, prostate, penis, and testicles.
A urological oncologist is a qualified and trained surgeon who provides urology cancer treatment. When a patient has urological cancer, then generally surgery is the first treatment suggested. This is particularly true during the early stages of cancer. As cancer progresses, surgery is used along with other techniques like chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy.
Uro-oncology treatments
- Nephrectomy for Kidney cancer
- Partial Nephrectomy. Removal of kidney cancer preserving the normal kidneys
- Orchidectomy for Testicular cancer
- Penectomy for Penile cancer.
- Prostatectomy is a surgical procedure to treat prostate cancer. It is required in advanced stages when the entire prostate needs to be removed.
- Cystectomy is a surgical procedure used to treat bladder cancer. It may be performed as a partial cystectomy where a part of the bladder is removed or a radical cystectomy where the entire bladder is removed. It can be done either through an incision on the abdomen or through laparoscopic surgery.
- When the entire bladder is removed, then reconstructive surgery is carried out to create a channel for urine to be removed from the body.
Overview Robotic surgery
Robotic surgery, also called robot-assisted surgery, allows doctors to perform many types of complex procedures with more precision, flexibility, and control than is possible with conventional techniques. Robotic surgery is usually associated with minimally invasive surgery — procedures performed through tiny incisions. It is also sometimes used in certain traditional open surgical procedures.